by Karl Dyson | Feb 8, 2011 | Fuel Protests
The Fair Fuel UK Campaign took its message to the Treasury and then Westminster in two high-profile media and public affairs events. The demonstrators, headed by TV presenter and ex Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson called on Chancellor of the Exchequer George...
by Karl Dyson | Feb 8, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Pleas from industry to cut petrol duty would cost the government £6bn and lead to a “fiscal black hole” in public finances that would have to be filled by raising other taxes, or by more painful public spending cuts, a green thinktank (Green Alliance)...
by Karl Dyson | Feb 4, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Britain hit back at suggestions made by Abdalla el-Badri, secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), that the government is responsible for record fuel prices.El-Badri said in an interview with the Times newspaper that pump prices...
by Karl Dyson | Feb 3, 2011 | Hypermiling News
Shell reported it’s annual profits have almost doubled (90%) to $18.6billion (£11.5billion) in 2010, boosted by higher oil prices and growing production levels.This works out at at staggering £21,864 a minute in 2010.News of Shells enormous profit comes as world...
by Karl Dyson | Feb 3, 2011 | Fuel Protests
News has been rife around the Internet that every one’s favorite social networking site “Facebook” has removed one of the protest support pages for this event.We can confirm that the Coryton Fuel protest IS still happening and they need your full...
