A global recession is on the horizon - please read OP for mod warning

No, because we need to play our part in decreasing demand and reducing inflation.

Ah the venerable budget smugglers...

Same way they didn’t sweep in to save the banks? Same way they didn’t sweep in to save people and businesss during the covid pandemic? Same way the UK haven’t swept in to cap prices? Same way various EU countries haven’t swept in to offer varying levels of support?

These are real life decisions made and will be made again if needed.

Less of the sensationalist scaremongering and more logical thinking. Or maybe you’re simply stating what you wish would happen to further another agenda.

Jeasus wept, fertiliser has rocketed, fuel is up, electric and gas are up. Agriculture..ie food production uses fertiliser and diesel , cooking uses gas and electric. Are you fecking serious about whingeing about your chicken and chips going up a euro? What planet are you on?

You really need to properly read posts.

Where in my posts did I indicate I want the government to bail us out? Read back though my posts and you’ll see I’m simply saying what I think they will do.

Is English your first language? (Not a sarcastic question) 

As for the “They bailed out the banks” is not a catch all. 

It is one example of three that I gave - the other two which you are conveniently choosing to ignore in order to fit your narrative. Bailed out business/people for covid and other EU countries having energy supports lined up.

So you've gone from governments won't step in to help people to it make make a bit of difference etc....

Can you not just accept your original statement was wrong rather than keep digging?

Up untill their mini budget, the suppliers had to pocket the difference, hence why so many energy suppliers went bust. Paying the difference is crazy as suppliers would just be charging 10x the price, the customer pays to the cap and then the government pay the supplier the 9x markup etc...

(Their previous price cap was 52p per kwh. When gas was the highest a few months ago it was working out at 33c per kwh, so there's profiteering a plenty going on)

I haven't looked at their budget in detail to see if that's changed, but I think all that's changed is the government will guarantee any loans given to energy suppliers to keep the going.

We have a long term investment that we don't plan on cashing in for another 10 years. So in the longer term do people think stocks will rise again or is this going to be a permanent problem?

I know noone can tell the future but based on what goes up, must come down, what goes down, must also go up. Or are things going to get very rough for the next few years for the ordinary person.

I certainly wouldn’t be listening to people on the internet for investment advice.

Think about what has true value and utility and you won't go far wrong

If you can afford to hang on to it and not be forced to liquidate/sell what will people always need/want

If you can and have the luxury spread your investments around/don't put all your eggs in one basket is generally sound advice (you will find some that scoff that got lucky on a moonshot but for every one of them there are countless others that bet the house on red and regret it)

Been looking to invest a significant sum of money which is in prize bonds , so bloodbath = every cloud has a silver lining and all that. Just need to figure out the timing, where the bottom might end up etc.