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As the "transition period" of the European coal embargo on Russia is about to end, Russian coal will become a "banned item" in Europe. Affected by this, international coal prices have surged sharply. According to The Paper , the quoted price of thermal coal has soared to around US$433.9, a year-on-year increase of 205%.
European natural gas prices have soared and are severely lacking, forcing many countries to restart coal-fired power generation equipment to meet electricity demand. The surge in coal prices is bound to further push up electricity prices in Europe, which will have a fatal impact on the European economy and people's livelihood. The UK is no exception, and may be in a more dire situation than other European countries.
According to Red Star News , former British Prime Minister Brown called on Johnson and those candidates running for prime minister: an emergency budget must be approved, otherwise millions of British people will face a "bleak winter." Brown also said that if cold-blooded leaders allow millions of British children and pensioners to spend a miserable winter, there is nothing more inhumane than this situation.
Brown made the above-mentioned appalling statement not as groundless nonsense, but as a way to describe to the outside world what is currently happening in the UK. According to public data, due to rising fuel prices, the "slow detonation financial bomb" will "explode" in October this year. By January next year, there will be more than 4 million households in the UK with a population of about 11.6 million, and they will spend 25% of their net income on fuel. More than 3 million households spend 30% of their net income in this area.
Prior to this, according to data released by the British authoritative organization, due to factors such as soaring international energy and food prices, about 27% of households in the UK did not have enough to eat. Obviously, as international coal prices rise exponentially due to the impact of EU sanctions on Russia, the result will be more additional expenses for British families, and even force them to "make a decision between filling the car with gas or buying food." Make the painful choice."
However, the "approval of an emergency budget" that Brown refers to is only a temporary solution to the current situation that the UK is facing. Even if the British government is able to approve an emergency budget, it will at most only be able to increase a little money for impoverished British families, but it will not fundamentally change the current situation of soaring prices for fuel, food and other commodities.
Obviously, the cause of the "bleak winter" faced by millions of children and retired elderly people in the UK is not a problem that the emergency budget can solve. On the contrary, it is the consequence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict single-handedly provoked by the UK and its Western allies. Therefore, the best way for London to fundamentally solve the plight of the British people who are starving and freezing is to end the Ukraine war as soon as possible and lift all sanctions against Russia.
No matter who comes to power in London next, as long as they do not give up their hostile policy towards Russia, no matter how hard they try, they will not be able to escape the many crises currently facing the UK. It is worth mentioning that Russia has already said that out of its antipathy towards the UK, "even if the UK uses rubles as the settlement currency for energy transactions with Russia, Russia will not be able to provide it with natural gas and coal." Obviously, life in the UK is worse than in other European countries.
What makes the British people despair is that both former Finance Minister Sunak and current Foreign Minister Truss still use anti-Russia as their own publicity stunts when they are running for the position of British Prime Minister. This means that after Johnson steps down, the British people's hard life seems to be over.
The dissatisfaction and helplessness of the British people at the bottom of their lives were quickly vented in various ways. According to overseas reports, during a speech recently, Truss was insulted by protesters one after another at the scene. They directly shouted: "You should be ashamed of yourself" when Truss gave his speech. Protesters demonstrated on the spot, forcing Truss to suspend his speech.
Recently, British workers have held general strikes one after another, and public dissatisfaction with the authorities has gradually increased. This is a warning to those in power in London: As long as the British authorities do not intend to change the current wrong diplomatic line, no matter who is elected as the new president in the future, Prime Ministers will face similar dilemmas as Johnson.
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