In the weekly Friday Politics column, Independent councillor Jo Rust discusses the cost of living crisis. On Tuesday (my birthday no less!), I attended one of the regular Beat the Bills events put on by the Borough Council. It was good to see so many of our local residents coming along and finding out ways that they can cut their costs, access energy efficiency measures and claim entitlements that they may not have been aware of. I also recently visited the Citizens Advice Bureau and heard from them exactly how hard life is for too many of our residents. There are more and more people presenti…