All those that blame the Government for high fuel prices, must have real short memories. How big were shell profits last year, or B.P's, or Esso's or Exxon's, Just look them up. They are in the business to make fortunes for shareholders, nothing more nothing less, if they could make more for selling your Grannies, believe me there would scarce few Grannies about.Fuel prices depend upon the traders in futures markets and when they see a trebling of demand in China and India, as at last there populations begin to enjoy the sort of lifestyles we did in the 50's we moan that its their fault, or Browns fault, The fuel price has gone up everywhere regardless of the tax but governments are the target we pick. If China was to double its fuel use overnight it would still be piddling, per capita compared to the U.S. They build housing complexes there without pavements, because to walk somewhere is an alien concept, get in the car, drive a mile to the Gym spend an hour walking on a treadmill then get in the car to drive home, whereas if they had walked to the Gym, not gone in and walked home they would achieve the same result but save the fuel, the Gym fees. Its how minds are set that have to change. So if you want to blame someone look closer to home, to our lifestyles, our waste and if your worried about it affecting our M/H ing, then I suppose we have to alter the way we do it. Holiday closer to home, use bikes or public transport when we get there, I know even when it gets to £1.50 a litre it wont stop me, just alter the way I do it.
