The author wrote that cost-of-living riots were beginning in Brussels and said the decline in living standards had barely started. #Brussels #CostOfLiving #Riots #BE
The author questioned how someone could claim to lead a cost-of-living protest movement while opposing an increase in the minimum wage.
The author warned of a new arms race, saying a major increase in funding for the arms industry was being proposed during a cost-of-living crisis. They called for the triple lock and Irish neutrality to be preserved, and accused Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and politicians aligned with Lowry of seeking to bring Ireland closer to the US and NATO by scrapping the triple lock. https://t.co/jTF96esBFt #ArmsRace #CostOfLiving #IrishNeutrality #IE #US
The author shared a link to a Guardian report whose headline said the UK chancellor was planning a major intervention to help poorer households cope with rising energy bills. https://t.co/BmNZPv4mKX #EnergyBills #UKPolitics #CostOfLiving #GB
The author said the government had again failed workers and families in its Budget, arguing it had missed an opportunity to put ordinary Irish people first and make life more affordable. After listening to Sarah and others, the author said they would continue to advocate for them. https://t.co/UfPg7E2SBO #Budget2023 #WorkersRights #CostOfLiving #IE
The author wrote that Independent Ireland and Aontú had joined the government to pass an inheritance tax reduction that, they said, would benefit the richest 3% of the population. They argued that efforts should instead focus on protecting ordinary people from the cost-of-living crisis. https://t.co/UDNizMLEKH #Ireland #TaxReform #CostOfLiving #IE
The author said every home would receive £63 off its electricity bill from that day. They said Sinn Féin ministers were doing what they could with limited finances to support workers and families during the cost-of-living crisis, but acknowledged that the payments would not resolve it. https://t.co/yMeKUhHc74 #CostOfLiving #ElectricityBills #SupportFamilies #GB
The author said the government’s latest budget showed it was not on the side of ordinary Irish people. They pledged to keep advocating for workers and families and to demonstrate how leadership and policy choices could make life more affordable. https://t.co/Uw783Ui388 #Budget2023 #CostOfLiving #IrishPolitics #IE
The author described Budget 2027 as serving landlords, big businesses and the armaments industry, while offering no help to ordinary people facing what they called a worsening cost-of-living crisis. They said more people were struggling to afford food and heat for their homes.
The author said the government’s Budget could be summed up as money being gone before people received it. They wrote that it had been an opportunity to prioritise workers and families and make life more affordable, but argued that it instead left ordinary Irish people behind. The post added that workers and families deserved a government that “shows…” and included a link. https://t.co/Wf3aqFubXv #Budget2023 #CostOfLiving #IrishPolitics #IE
The author argued that, despite government claims that the budget would benefit workers, changes to tax and USC would provide increases of only 1.5%, and less than 1% for many, compared with inflation of 3.5%. They said workers’ incomes would therefore fall in real terms and fail to cover rising living costs, and called on workers to fight and strike.
The author said average families would see their incomes rise by around 1.4%, while inflation was above 3.5%. They argued that Budget 2027 would deepen deprivation and poverty and make it harder for people to get by, rather than shielding them from the cost-of-living crisis.
The author said the Budget was intended to support families and workers facing rising costs, with measures to increase workers’ take-home pay, help families and carers with childcare and disability costs, and ease fuel and energy bills for those most in need.
The author argued that the rising cost of living offered private companies and society’s wealthiest people an opportunity to profit, describing it as a transfer of wealth from the majority to a very rich minority.
The author argued that raising public transport fares was misguided, saying services should instead be free, frequent and reliable to encourage people to leave their cars behind and ease the cost-of-living crisis. They also described the privatisation of public transport as a disaster.
Instead of this, what are FF/FG doing? They're increasing public transport fares, trying to import fracked gas, and selling our water, electricity, and personal data out to big tech and their data centres! #CostOfLivingCrisis #CostOfGreed #CostOfLivingCrisis #PublicTransport #BigTech #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
Out last night in Whitechurch campaigning against Council rent hikes. We need people to get organised to stop these unjust hikes. I met a pensioner couple whose rent is going up 40% under the new scheme! People simply cannot afford this during the cost of living crisis. https://t.co/Jt6IgM0Lxa #StopRentHikes #CostOfLivingCrisis #Whitechurch #Thistweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
This is going to be MUCH worse than the Ukraine war oil shock. Living standards are getting a severe beating. 🛢️📈 #OilShock #CostOfLiving #EconomicCrisis #UA
We need energy credits to protect people from the cost of living crisis, and price controls to stop profiteering by energy companies. We then need massive state investment to rapidly move us away from reliance on fossil fuels, paid for by the big rich polluters. #CostOfGreed https://t.co/7QatNNI1cf #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis #FossilFreeFuture #Nocountrycodesidentified.
Over €45 in every €100 fill of petrol goes to the government in tax. Its hammering families. Don't forget the fuel price public meeting in Moate this Sunday. https://t.co/RoGiHHu6mR #FuelTax #CostOfLiving #MoateMeeting #IE
