Have fuel prices been rigged by the oil markets?

After the recent turmoil with Barclay’s rigging the Libor rate, doubts over many other financial markets have been the focus of scrutiny. The G20 has recently commissioned a report by International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to look into the...

UK motorists blame government for fuel prices

A poll by the pressure group FairFuel UK of more than 26,000 motorists has shown a massive 89.3% felt ministers were to blame for soaring fuel prices.The survey conducted on the FairFuel website has also shown that three-quarters of motorists thought MPs were...

Cameron fights the Treasury over UK fuel prices

David Cameron has stepped up an increasingly public battle with the Treasury over petrol prices by telling George Osborne he must ‘share the pain’ with the motorist. The Prime Minister yesterday again backed reforming the tax system to stabilise pump prices, just a...