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Rail fares hiked by up to 13%. Energy costs up 16%. Fuel costs now £1.40 per litre. Licence fees rising. Insurance costs hiked. Airport charges.

Utility prices hiked dramatically. Grocery bills increasing. Interest rates certain to rise to combat increasing inflation. benfits reduced, taxes hiked.

The nation is fecked. And government is doing nothing to protect us. It is allowing major cartels and monopolies to stiff us big time. The government no longer represents our interests. All it seems able to come up with is to reduce the top rate of tax of 50%. That's gonna help us, how exactly?

We can't expect to beat them, we can only sit back and await the riots that are heading our way as folks' budgets are rendered impossible to maintain.

But as a trade it's now long overdue for us to stop caring about the effects and put our own situation first. we should be fighting our own corner in our own narrow self interest.

We need an immediate hike of 20% in our tariff, and we need it now.

It will result in pain for our customers and we should regret that. But to maintain our current tariff, while languishing at the bottom of the tariff league table, is no longer an option.

If we're to do any work at all, then we shouldn't be selling ourselves short.

We've already foregone an increase hoping that common sense would reign and things would improve. It hasn't and it won't.

We're worth more than we're being remunerated. It's not our job to protect a capitalism in crisis. It's every man for himself.

It's time to change.

20% increase now!!!!

Author:	Jasbar [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:18 pm ]
Post subject:	20% hike in tariff
Rail fares hiked by up to 13%. Energy costs up 16%. Fuel costs now £1.40 per litre. Licence fees rising. Insurance costs hiked. Airport charges. Utility prices hiked dramatically. Grocery bills increasing. Interest rates certain to rise to combat increasing inflation. benfits reduced, taxes hiked. The nation is fecked. And government is doing nothing to protect us. It is allowing major cartels and monopolies to stiff us big time. The government no longer represents our interests. All it seems able to come up with is to reduce the top rate of tax of 50%. That's gonna help us, how exactly? We can't expect to beat them, we can only sit back and await the riots that are heading our way as folks' budgets are rendered impossible to maintain. But as a trade it's now long overdue for us to stop caring about the effects and put our own situation first. we should be fighting our own corner in our own narrow self interest. We need an immediate hike of 20% in our tariff, and we need it now. It will result in pain for our customers and we should regret that. But to maintain our current tariff, while languishing at the bottom of the tariff league table, is no longer an option. If we're to do any work at all, then we shouldn't be selling ourselves short. We've already foregone an increase hoping that common sense would reign and things would improve. It hasn't and it won't. We're worth more than we're being remunerated. It's not our job to protect a capitalism in crisis. It's every man for himself. It's time to change. 20% increase now!!!!

Author:	Dusty Bin [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:21 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: 20% hike in tariff
Jasbar wrote: It is allowing major cartels and monopolies to stiff us big time. .................. 20% increase now!!!!

Author:	Stationtone [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:43 pm ]
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Just remembered the fringe is on very funny

Author:	Fairplay [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:12 pm ]
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Jim, this is where a' get muddled up, are you, Larry, Moe, or Curly ?.

Author:	Jasbar [ Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:50 am ]
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Fairplay wrote: Jim, this is where a' get muddled up, are you, Larry, Moe, or Curly ?. Fed up selling myself for less than I'm worth. 20% now!

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Author:	grandad [ Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:07 am ]
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Jasbar wrote: Fairplay wrote: Jim, this is where a' get muddled up, are you, Larry, Moe, or Curly ?. Fed up selling myself for less than I'm worth. 20% now! I have asked our LA to put fares up by 30% to cover all the increases since the last rise.

Author:	Dusty Bin [ Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:24 am ]
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Jasbar wrote: Fairplay wrote: Jim, this is where a' get muddled up, are you, Larry, Moe, or Curly ?. Fed up selling myself for less than I'm worth. 20% now! I detect a distinct whiff of insincerity here. When's the punchline, Jim?

Author:	Jasbar [ Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:22 pm ]
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grandad wrote: Jasbar wrote: Fairplay wrote: Jim, this is where a' get muddled up, are you, Larry, Moe, or Curly ?. Fed up selling myself for less than I'm worth. 20% now! I have asked our LA to put fares up by 30% to cover all the increases since the last rise. Thanks Grandad Never thought I'd ever see the day when I be a conservative.

Author:	Private Reggie [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:24 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: 20% hike in tariff
Jasbar wrote: Rail fares hiked by up to 13%. Energy costs up 16%. Fuel costs now £1.40 per litre. Licence fees rising. Insurance costs hiked. Airport charges. Utility prices hiked dramatically. Grocery bills increasing. Interest rates certain to rise to combat increasing inflation. benfits reduced, taxes hiked. The nation is fecked. And government is doing nothing to protect us. It is allowing major cartels and monopolies to stiff us big time. The government no longer represents our interests. All it seems able to come up with is to reduce the top rate of tax of 50%. That's gonna help us, how exactly? We can't expect to beat them, we can only sit back and await the riots that are heading our way as folks' budgets are rendered impossible to maintain. But as a trade it's now long overdue for us to stop caring about the effects and put our own situation first. we should be fighting our own corner in our own narrow self interest. We need an immediate hike of 20% in our tariff, and we need it now. It will result in pain for our customers and we should regret that. But to maintain our current tariff, while languishing at the bottom of the tariff league table, is no longer an option. If we're to do any work at all, then we shouldn't be selling ourselves short. We've already foregone an increase hoping that common sense would reign and things would improve. It hasn't and it won't. We're worth more than we're being remunerated. It's not our job to protect a capitalism in crisis. It's every man for himself. It's time to change. 20% increase now!!!! I'm against a tariff increase across the board Yes we need to look at the current Tariff, extra's etc but i'm earning a living but we have to be careful we don't price ourself's to highly, lets remain competitive Finding a solution to bringing together the flag price and extra's is my objective Extra's can be a nightmare when having to explain them and there is too many extra's

Author:	skippy41 [ Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:08 pm ]
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Simple never charge extras, or never have them shown on the meter just add 20p to the tariff to hide them The only extra that should be on the sheet is the £1.00 airport escape charge

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