“If I put the heating on, my direct debit goes up. If I cook more hot food, it goes up. I’m now paranoid about how many times I boil the kettle for hot drinks….I used to read my son Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where his grandparents never got out of bed, and realise this is my life now”. More

The post “How To Stay Warm Without Turning The Heating On”: UK Poverty And Its “Moron Premium” appeared first on CounterPunch.org.

This post was originally published on CounterPunch.org.