A viral tweet implying the energy crisis isn’t too bad because people didn’t have central heating in the past has backfired massively.
Posting on Twitter, a pro-Brexit account reminisced about their chilly youth and told people “moaning about how cold their flat was” on the news to “get a bloody jumper”.
It comes as the energy cap
They wrote:
“Who remembers living in a house without central heating, no double glazing, no loft insulation etc. and waking up and scratching pictures in the ice on the inside of the windows?
“Less than 40 years ago, bought a brand new Wilcon home, no double glazing or central heating. One electric heater in lounge.
“Saw somebody on the news tonight moaning about how cold their flat was and moaning about heating cost. They were wearing a t-shirt. Get a bloody jumper if I was you and wrap up warm….”
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People thought it was a ridiculous comment and mocked the tweet, causing it to go viral:
House! You were lucky to live in a house! We used to live in one room, all twenty-six of us, no furniture, ‘alf the floor was missing, and we were all ‘uddled together in one corner for fear of falling
— Jack Monroe u267fufe0fud83cudff3ufe0fu200du26a7ufe0fud83cudff3ufe0fu200dud83cudf08 (@Jack Monroe u267fufe0fud83cudff3ufe0fu200du26a7ufe0fud83cudff3ufe0fu200dud83cudf08)
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