Fuel prices
Fuel prices
How much do they want to charge. Just been listening to the radio and heard there are going to be fuel protests next week unless the price is brought down. In some areas of the country its 103.9 per ltr for unleaded
Just a bit high now dont we think
Just a bit high now dont we think
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103.9? That's cheap. It's 107p for regular unleaded at my local Esso..
About time someone organised a protest really.. obviously we can't help the fact that oil prices are rising due to instability in the middle east etc, but the government has far more control over the price of petrol than the oil companies do.. about time they did something about it really.
About time someone organised a protest really.. obviously we can't help the fact that oil prices are rising due to instability in the middle east etc, but the government has far more control over the price of petrol than the oil companies do.. about time they did something about it really.
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maybe everyone but essential medical staff, and retail assistants who live within walking distance of work should take a week off in protest at not being able to affordably travel to their place of employment...
that'd put quite a dent in the tax flow and give them cause for thought (and maybe employ a basic economic model known as the cost-revenue curve*)
plus i could cycle into work and not have worry about being killed on the slower hills or by fumes
after all, an average office jockey could happily telecommute ... all they mainly centralise for these days is the social contact
* ok, its been a long, long time since i decided that keystage 3 was far enough and i didnt want to do economics GCSE, but im sure anyone who got as far as the exam should have a basic grasp of what i mean there
that'd put quite a dent in the tax flow and give them cause for thought (and maybe employ a basic economic model known as the cost-revenue curve*)
plus i could cycle into work and not have worry about being killed on the slower hills or by fumes
after all, an average office jockey could happily telecommute ... all they mainly centralise for these days is the social contact
* ok, its been a long, long time since i decided that keystage 3 was far enough and i didnt want to do economics GCSE, but im sure anyone who got as far as the exam should have a basic grasp of what i mean there
I live next door to an oil refinery and the fuel prices are still £101 for optimax!Tahrey1043 wrote:maybe everyone but essential medical staff, and retail assistants who live within walking distance of work should take a week off in protest at not being able to affordably travel to their place of employment...
that'd put quite a dent in the tax flow and give them cause for thought (and maybe employ a basic economic model known as the cost-revenue curve*)
plus i could cycle into work and not have worry about being killed on the slower hills or by fumes
after all, an average office jockey could happily telecommute ... all they mainly centralise for these days is the social contact
* ok, its been a long, long time since i decided that keystage 3 was far enough and i didnt want to do economics GCSE, but im sure anyone who got as far as the exam should have a basic grasp of what i mean there
What the government need to do is cap the tax, and hopefully it will slow this down, oil is $70 a barrel at the mo.
Englands gone to the dogs
If this happened in france the lorry drivers would blockade the country and the government would give in..we just shrug it off saying "what can we do about it"
the plan to get us off the roads is at stage one
And we need to cap blair nevermind tax...if i get diagnosed with some uncureable disease please someone take me and my rucksack to his house
If this happened in france the lorry drivers would blockade the country and the government would give in..we just shrug it off saying "what can we do about it"
the plan to get us off the roads is at stage one
And we need to cap blair nevermind tax...if i get diagnosed with some uncureable disease please someone take me and my rucksack to his house
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GroovyCarrot wrote:103.9? That's cheap. It's 107p for regular unleaded at my local Esso..
About time someone organised a protest really.. obviously we can't help the fact that oil prices are rising due to instability in the middle east etc, but the government has far more control over the price of petrol than the oil companies do.. about time they did something about it really.
REALLY!!!!
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