@Doodadoo so you seem to think that Putin’s War is the a) ‘only’ reason your food and fuel bills have gone up in price and b) it’s as simple as letting Putin win and commit mass murder to bring them down. I’m sorry but have you thought any of that through?
So firstly, re external factors you’re actually better off looking at Brexit - a new report just came out showing it’s added billions to food costs year on year, or the madness of the mini budget, which screwed our ability to import by tanking the pound and thus making everything more expensive.
Or perhaps government choices for supporting those in need more generally? We are a wealthy country, we can afford it if we want - Covid support showed that. It’s a choice that the governments make, so you’re better off lobbying / standing for office.
Do that before whinging that people who are actually dying should just roll over and let it happen.
With all due respect, you say you’re in a life or death situation but your on mumsnet complaining about geopolitics. Why aren’t you out there fighting tooth and nail with the council / DWP / energy supplier / food bank / warn bank / GP / ANYTHING that can actually help your situation?!
If the war ends the way you want, your bills won’t go down, there will just be a lot more dead Ukrainians. Plus a further emboldened Putin, who still has territorial ambitions in Europe outside Ukraine FYI.
No one is saying you have to care about Ukrainians ‘more’ than your own family; but if you don’t care that people are being massacred because of one man’s megalomania then I wouldn’t want you as a family member.