British Gas rise

No surprise BG put up prices just 10+% is a bit steep . The rest Will follow . What do we do? People Will revolt . It Will take a while but when it bites? Riots? Its the government's fault. There's been no sensible policy for years. Dash for gas, no nuclear ~ now no gas, coal shutting down. if like France we had solid cheap nuclear now the prices would be stable. For now they could help by cutting VAT. Why tax the poorest ?

Osborne to scrap fuel duty rise?

Here we go again - Fuel Duty to rise? - lets face it we all know the oil is running out. We're killing the planet burning it but like any addict we can't stop.

Is the Government wrong  We say "it won't make any difference, I'll keep my car going and my bit won't matter." Well I suppose it does.

Now another thing - suppose we all switch to electric cars, what will the Government do then? All that duty lost. We're not buying any petrol or diesel.

WRONG - they'll make it up. Road tax on electric cars is going to rise, then they'll charge us by the mile to use the roads. Its a WIN WIN for the Government.

Just Grit your teeth and pay, or don't travel, live near your work. It used to be like that, I'm just old enough to remember.

Fuel Duty to rise 50% - (and more)

Well I said it back in March that when we start driveing Electric cars the Government will want money from somewhere to replace the lost billions from Fuel Duty, so an RAC Foundation commissioned report says.


We may think Electric cars are expensive to buy but now the Tanker Drivers have given us a taste of what its like to have NO fuel at any price what is the alternative? After all we need our tin boxes to get around don't we? ANSWER - get one that doesn't need fuel!!


Yes a GREEN Electric car, OK they only go 100 miles before refuelling but at least we have a plug in the Garage and electricity is Cheap! Soon there will be decent cars with built in little motors to charge the batteries and away you go. GREAT!


WRONG - when the Government loses the Billions in revenue from Fuel what can they do?


ROAD TAX, pay by the mile,  you name it they'll be after you.


I said it in March.


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