Nearly half of Britons believe the Government has no plan to address the problem or has a plan that is making things worse.
“The level of concern about energy bills, coupled with the perceived lack of action, is leading to a collapse in confidence in political institutions,” David Turver writes.
Things have got so bad that the high energy bills are fuelling a revolutionary mood: 43% of people think that political and social institutions should just be left to burn.
The report finds that three years of high energy bills have scarred the national mood, making nearly all income groups feel stressed and anxious. High energy bills mean many people feel that no matter how hard they work, they will never be able to get ahead and enjoy a comfortable life.
In a stunning indictment of Ed Miliband’s Net Zero policies and his Clean Power 2030 plan, 60% of people do not believe that energy bills will ever be affordable again. More in Common says that the sense that the Government is standing idly by as people are exploited is feeding anti-system attitudes that are driving voters away from the established parties.
The level of concern is high among people earning just enough to be ineligible for government support. These people will react negatively to policy approaches that focus the burden of high energy bills away from the most vulnerable onto the “just about managing.”...<<<Read More>>>....