Fuel duty is set to rise by roughly 2 pence per litre

[Flyboy]

Yeah, like the IMF have always been right.

We the public in this country are going to have to keep an extremely vigilant watch on this government and the tax rises that they will slip in anytime they think they can get away with it. I really would just like them to stop trying to make silk out of brown stuff all the time on the tv as no one believes them anymore and it is getting boring hearing the same pathetic platitudes that time and time again are shown to wrong. Respect your public be honest with your public and they might not like what is happening but they will understand a hell of a lot more then if you keep trying to spin every piece of bad news and make up good news.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Flyboy

This was announced at at the emergency budget in December, so no, it hadn't crept up on anyone. Life changes, get over it. If you want to moan about rising fuel costs, shout at the oil companies.

Why its Gordon the labour puppet that has agreed to this rise

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Mick

Someone has to pay for the Bank bailouts. Guess it has to be Joe Motorist again.

They do the same thing, year on year, to Train customers. Right down to the fact that the largest train leasing companies (IIRC it is now actually quite difficult for companies to own their own rolling stock) are owned by banks.
Still, so far this year, the government have stuck to the inflation + 2% rule which assuming they follow through on their promises and stick to it will mean train fares go down next year.

Originally Posted by Rob M

I've edited your original post to include the link to the article where Gordon makes his pledge, and to include quote tags so it's obvious that you're quoting from another source


This has all rather crept up out of nowhere, I'm not entirely sure how the PM has managed to sneak this increase in - I can't recall seeing it publicised anywhere, did I miss it first time around?

Classic misdirection. While the public was busy reading about Jade Goody's death, they leaked it..

Ironically, Max Clifford has said that in the past he was actually employed by the government to leak the Antonia De Sanchez/David Mellor affair while they were busy doing something else they did not want the press to notice.

[Flyboy]

But that would have been a CONservative policy, wouldn't it?

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Flyboy

But that would have been a CONservative policy, wouldn't it?

Both parties do it. I suspect that the Liberals would as well, given half the chance..

If you are referring to my original comment about the trains, well, it's presumably Labour policy as well now. Ok, it may have original been conservative policy, but Labour have had nearly 12 years in which to change it.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

If you are referring to my original comment about the trains, well, it's presumably Labour policy as well now. Ok, it may have original been conservative policy, but Labour have had nearly 12 years in which to change it.

Correct and we're now all reaping the benefits of John Prescott's integrated transport policy.......

Originally Posted by Flyboy

But that would have been a CONservative policy, wouldn't it?

I thought it was labOUR GovernMENTAL policy?

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

I thought it was labOUR GovernMENTAL policy?

thats some lovely CaPs loCKinG there

in-fact its top of the range caps locking far superior to others I've seen in this thread .

[budwieser]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

thats some lovely CaPs loCKinG there

in-fact its top of the range caps locking far superior to others I've seen in this thread .

Anybody else here think think that this country is ******** than its been for a long time? It`s policies, administration and governing bodies.

[TheNorm]

Originally Posted by Rob M

I've edited your original post to include the link to the article where Gordon makes his pledge, ...

Hmm, that gives me a 404 error...

[Ramrod]

I can see the beginning of the end for my 24mpg galopy
That only drinks Shell vpower fuel

Originally Posted by budwieser

Anybody else here think think that this country is ******** than its been for a long time? It`s policies, administration and governing bodies.

No - I lived through the power workers strikes, the dustbin mens strikes, and the miners strikes - I don't think we have reached that level of chaos yet (imho).

[TheNorm]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

... the miners strikes ....

Speaking of which, just the other day I read that coal production was lower both before and after, than during, Mrs T's reign.

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by TheNorm

Hmm, that gives me a 404 error...

Fixed now, thanks for letting me know