British Fuel 'Not Expensive Enough'

[Jacques]

According to Alistair Darling, 'From midnight June 20th, 30 pence will be added to a litre of petrol'

Sporadic strikes cannot help the situation and will make the prices go up even further....... we're fucked.

[Mike_CFC]

I support the strikes.These greedy cunts at Shell and BP giving themselves pay rises and unscrupolous bonuses,while the drivers who practically risk their lives driving these 'mobile bombs',get given scraps.

Well done the drivers,keep up the good work !thumbsup!

[dynatech]

The country will grind to a halt hopefully.
The cost of living here is disgraceful

[Deuce Bigolo]

From what I've read the problem is 2 fold.
Opec is artificially keeping the price high.
People are starting to stockpile this Oil

We're heading for the mother of all crash landing recessions I think
as if the USA financial market crisis wasn't enough

Inflation is rising,Interest rates are rising,Cost of living is ballooning

When we all pull the belt in and stop spending and start saving,jobs will start disappearing

A classic catch 22

[one eyed jack]

Labour appear to be blundering along big time. I think they are getting cabin fever from being in office too long.

[dynatech]

Tut Tut Deuce!
Recession is a forbidden word! It's 'Credit Crunch' !!

[randyandy]

Jacques wrote:

> Sporadic strikes cannot help the situation and will make the
> prices go up even further....... we're fucked.
>
I can't understand why fuel protesters are protesting in the manner that they are.

They seem to be waisting much of the stuff they need on doing it.

It won't affect the people they are trying to target but will lead to every man and his dog in business putting up prices (as they are), making people redundant and blaming the cost of fuel and eventually the protests if they go on for long enough.

A much better protest would be for everyone not to buy the fuel and make the suppliers feel it in their pockets.

Instead of driving miles on a go slow simply don't buy/ use the stuff that's the burden for that day / length of protest.

When things aren't used prices come down but when things are seen as a priority costs go up.

The Government should do their bit but don't forget they are protesting in France and many other countries as well.

[Sam Slater]

Is there ever a year when the French aren't protesting? I'm sure they'd protest about having nothing to protest about!

[JonnyHungwell]

I remember being stuck in Paris during a rail/ferry strike - that was back in the 70's and during one of those ridiculously hot summers we used to get. I don't think they've gone a year without strikes since - I think it's a rule that someone is always on strike - they just take it in turns between transport, farmers, dockers, air traffic control ---- and if they're not striking the students riot to liven things up a bit A nice country with a mentality that really hasn't changed since then.