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Originally Posted by Russ D
And how is that going to make a difference? How will that do anything other than build up resentment against the people running the blockades? I remember back in 2000 queueing up for petrol, cursing the people responsible for the delays who, by their own admission, started off the fuel protests to speak out against the cost of petrol for lorries and transport firms, NOT the average person in the street who needed the stuff for their cars.
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Actually Russ, the AA found that the majority of average people supported the move as they were disgusted by the huge amount of tax we pay.
Remember at the time the AA were running their own campain showing that tax at the time made up 85% of the cost of fuel.
Much as they would have liked to, the AA however couldn't come out with actual support for the blockades.
Many petrol stations in london closed down and refused to sell fuel in support of the protest, because with fuel prices so high, the number of fill and runs has skyrocketted, costing them a fortune. The stations that have gone out of business from the fuel crisis are mainly those who started charging obscene amounts for fuel, as soon as the blockade stopped, people boycotted those stations.
Despite Tony Bliar trying to make the picketers out as the bad guys, people saw the truth, that us motorists were being screwed.