This price hike threatens to create a whole new class of poor, and it is clear our wretched politics will do nothing to protect them, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

TL;DR: Energy prices quadrupling in England. 70% of pubs closing. Winter will kill many people and make many more seriously ill. NHS will be stretched thin. Far bigger crash than 2008 inbound. The poor are the victims as usual.

Brits told to get used to drinking sewage, as well.

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