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A |     The UK government has rolled out the Energy Bills Support Scheme, under which British households will start receiving £400 ($488) off their energy bills from October, with the discount made in six instalments to help families throughout the winter period.,However, the measure does not seem to be enough to save the day, given that Brits have found themselves caught between nearly two-digit inflation and soaring mortgage payments, according to Rodney Atkinson, an academic and political and economic commentator.,"Once the government lost control of monetary policy (or indeed deliberately printed money during COVID in order to debase its own debt) then there are no easy ways out," Atkinson said. "The British government has offered all households energy subsidies and those on support programs more. But now interest rates are rising and although this raises the value of the pound and reduces import and energy costs, the overall effect is more suffering. Mortgage costs and business debt costs have been rising for months.",Increasing energy bills all across Europe are whipping inflation up even further. On July 27, the Guardian made an attempt to blame reduced gas flows through Russia's Nord Stream 1 for the soaring energy prices, while shying away from shedding light on the energy embargo introduced by the US, the UK and the EU against Russia's hydrocarbons. The US and the UK have been in the vanguard of anti-Russia sanctions since Moscow launched its special military operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine on February 24, 2022.,"Because much of the rise in costs is due to the political anti-Russia sanctions; changes in monetary policy will have little effect and are not quick enough," emphasized Atkinson. "Only a retreat on oil sanctions by the EU will drive down oil prices (which is already happening). Biden and the EU’s attempts to persuade the Middle East producers of oil and gas to increase production were a failure.",Sunak Vows ‘Radical’ Income Tax Cut as Truss Team Accuses Ex-Chancellor of ‘Another U-Turn’1 August, 08:12 GMT,New British Cabinet Will Have a Lot on Its Plate,While the British government has pledged to slash at least part of Brit’s energy expenditures, the question arises as to where No. 10 will find this money, given that both Tory candidates for prime minister, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, have vowed to cut taxes considerably.,"In an election, the promises are all about cutting taxes and increasing expenditure - a very dangerous combination which is unsustainable," warned Atkinson. "There are many state subsidies and expenditures which could be cut (to justify the tax cuts) but no one likes to mention them. And Truss seems to be piling up ever more spending promises.",Still, it is clear that the new British cabinet will have to exert much effort to prevent people from taking to the streets. The British economist presumes that No. 10 "will have to offer greater subsidies to those caught by the high winter fuel prices.",Nonetheless, "the continuing high profitability of energy producers and energy utilities will further increase the public’s anger at big business and multi nationals who are also seen as not paying their fair share of tax," Atkinson projected.,"Voters are becoming more and more cynical but there are no politicians in any party capable of understanding the fundamental problem of state and corporate profit combined with voter weakness and consumer poverty," he underscored.。

B |     今天，中国铁路官方介绍了全国首位女盾构机司机，她就是“95后”萌妹子杨涔，操作盾构机驰骋在百米深的海底。她参与建造的是我国最深的海底隧道——珠江口隧道，深江高铁（深圳至江门）的全线控制性工程。水下最大埋深达115米，最大水压1.06兆帕，长距离穿越几十种复杂地层，这种难度的施工在全世界也数罕见。两台量身定制的国产盾构机“深江1号”“深江2号”犹如巨型“穿山甲”凿岩破壁。

C | 杨涔操作的就是“深江2号”，总长133米、总重约3900吨。盾构机内部深长开阔，分布着众多精密线路，走入其中，仿佛置身一座机械城堡。驾驶室约15平方米，这里拥有200多个按钮、9块屏幕，还有各类通话器，闪烁的指示灯让人目不暇接。整个操作台分为推进系统和环流系统。据了解，盾构机长距离掘进后必须精准实现对接，犹如在大海中穿针引线，对盾构机掘进过程中的动态控制要求极为苛刻。盾构机看起来巨大，却是缓缓前行，每分钟仅能推进几厘米。目前服役的大多数盾构机日均掘进约5至10米，而“深江2号”创下日掘进24米、单月最高纪录342米的好成绩。

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