The Conservative Party

[Vic]

Think he's getting a bit hysterical to be honest ....needs to calm down..back in 1960s most people didn't have central heating

It was a grand time to be alive. Now pass me my nebuliser.

Hansard 15 March 1960 vol 619 cc1124-8

"There are in this country today no fewer than 12 million domestic and portable oil heaters in regular use. Of that 12 million, about 9 million are of the safer convector type and about 3 million are of the drip-feed radiant type with which, we are led to believe, special hazards are associated.

"The record of accidents is very grave indeed. For example, it is recorded that in 1956 there were 1,202 fires in homes in this country caused by these domestic oil heaters. In 1958, the last year for which figures are available, the number had risen to 4,464 such fires."


Sood A. Indoor fuel exposure and the lung in both developing and developed countries: an update. Clin Chest Med. 2012 Dec;33(4):649-65. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.08.003. PMID: 23153607; PMCID: PMC3500516.

"Indoor air pollution from solid fuel use is strongly associated with COPD (both emphysema and chronic bronchitis), acute respiratory tract infections, and lung cancer (primarily coal use) and weakly associated with asthma, tuberculosis, and interstitial lung disease."

 

[Vic]

To be fair mate if i was really pushed i could just cancel sky tv and netflix...just go and watch any games in the pub....are people really struggling if they still have sky tv??

Good grief. Have you no idea what fuel bills will be next year?

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Well said Mr Zahawi, to cut your fuel bills....wait for it......use less. Wonderful. If only we had known that.

 

[Bodicoteblue]

It’ll cause us to be as green as we can be as most will do all of the above (barring the fridge/freezer).

Maybe keeping your tv off will make more time for reading books.

When you’re finished, lob it on the fire.

Unless it’s one of the appalling Dorries woman’s epics.
In which case, just lob it on the fire straight away.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Unless it’s one of the appalling Dorries woman’s epics.
In which case, just lob it on the fire straight away.

I didn’t know she’d “written” books.

I didn’t need to know either!

 

[Ifwecouldjust.......]

Well said Mr Zahawi, to cut your fuel bills....wait for it......use less. Wonderful. If only we had known that.

Shame he didn't think that when submitting his expenses claim of £6500 to heat his Horse stables.......Tories eh .. what are they like?

 

[Don Karleone]

To be fair mate if i was really pushed i could just cancel sky tv and netflix...just go and watch any games in the pub....are people really struggling if they still have sky tv??

You're doing a bit, aren't you? Surprised you didn't throw in avocado toast and Starbucks in there though. Must try harder.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Well said Mr Zahawi, to cut your fuel bills....wait for it......use less. Wonderful. If only we had known that.

Even then the SC takes the piss.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Well said Mr Zahawi, to cut your fuel bills....wait for it......use less. Wonderful. If only we had known that.

surprised he didn't mention the other thing you can do - become an MP and put the bills on expenses

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

To be fair mate if i was really pushed i could just cancel sky tv and netflix...just go and watch any games in the pub....are people really struggling if they still have sky tv??

As you say, you have something that you can switch off. Many haven’t.