WHILE looking at the newspapers recently, two stories on the brutal economic reality faced by so many in our society appeared in what may be considered to be unlikely places.

The front page of the Daily Express last Tuesday had the headline “Fury as energy bills soar again,” going on to explain that “Millions of families face a ‘devastating’ energy bill hike as critics warned the price cap is fuelling debt and misery.” 

The piece went on to discuss “one of the biggest price rises in a decade” and reported that “charities warned millions will have ‘no choice but to suffer in cold and dangerous homes’ while the Big Six energy firms continue to rake in huge profits.”