UK FUEL

"PeterT" wrote in message
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On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:42:30 +0100, Scott
wrote:

On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:21:01 +0100, "The Master"
wrote:

Dear Friends,

I have set up a petition about the ever rising fuel prices in the UK.
Please add your name(s) and then send the link onto as many people as you
can.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/u...natures-1.html

Kind Regards.

I would question the relevance of this to the group but FWIW I will
not be signing any petition as I think it is necessary to increase
fuel prices to reduce demand, for environmental reasons. It is plain
that oil is a limited resource that must be conserved. People will
just have to get used to that and adapt their lifestyle accordingly.

My daily journey to work adds up over a year to 12,000 miles. Please
suggest how I may do the "green" thing and reduce my CO2 "footprint"?

move nearer to work

tim

On Mon, 26 May 2008 13:41:11 +0100, Scott
wrote:

On Mon, 26 May 2008 13:26:15 +0100, Andrew wrote:

On Mon, 26 May 2008 12:19:46 +0100, "Bill Wright"
wrote:

What's the point? The governement can't control world oil prices. Oil will
go up until alternatives become viable and start to compete. Then it will
stabilise.

They can do something about the 50%+ they get of the price at the
pump.

Collect it as Income Tax, VAT, add it to alcohol. What do you suggest?

I suggest they do as you have proposed earlier in this thread - reduce
their spending. They could start by having a "Bonfire of the QUANGO's"
as was promised by Blair many tears ago, but another gailure to reign
in public spending is reported at:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3690961.ece

Oor they could do away with "special advisors" and "Consultants"to the
government - a saving north of 2.5 billion

They could save 40 million overnight by doing away with Police spin
doctors - see

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle3987688.ece

I'm sure you will support the idea of scrapping ID cards - should save
at least 18 Billion, see:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4590817.stm

It's easy to say we mustn't complain about our taxes because without
the money what would the government do? Well I suggest they do what
any private sector company does - finds efficiencies in its processes
and cut its spending
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Cheers

Peter

On Mon, 26 May 2008 13:57:43 +0100, "tims next home"
wrote:


"PeterT" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:42:30 +0100, Scott
wrote:

On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:21:01 +0100, "The Master"
wrote:

Dear Friends,

I have set up a petition about the ever rising fuel prices in the UK.
Please add your name(s) and then send the link onto as many people as you
can.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/u...natures-1.html

Kind Regards.

I would question the relevance of this to the group but FWIW I will
not be signing any petition as I think it is necessary to increase
fuel prices to reduce demand, for environmental reasons. It is plain
that oil is a limited resource that must be conserved. People will
just have to get used to that and adapt their lifestyle accordingly.

My daily journey to work adds up over a year to 12,000 miles. Please
suggest how I may do the "green" thing and reduce my CO2 "footprint"?

move nearer to work

tim

I'd love to, but houses within walking distance of my place of
employment in the Gower still fetch more than 750K. Then there would
be the "CO2 Fooptprint" problem of my wife having to do the opposite
journey in order to get to her place of work.
--
Cheers

Peter

On Mon, 26 May 2008 13:56:52 +0100, "tims next home"
wrote:


"Andrew" wrote in message
news
On Mon, 26 May 2008 12:19:46 +0100, "Bill Wright"
wrote:

What's the point? The governement can't control world oil prices. Oil will
go up until alternatives become viable and start to compete. Then it will
stabilise.

They can do something about the 50%+ they get of the price at the
pump.

Except that if the put the tax down the oil countries will just see that as
space that they increase their price into.

tim

But as Andrew points out above, governments aren't responsible for the
price of oil, it's market forces. They are, however, responsible, in
the UK, for the price of products derived from oli.

--
Cheers

Peter

"PeterT" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:42:30 +0100, Scott
wrote:

On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:21:01 +0100, "The Master"
wrote:

Dear Friends,

I have set up a petition about the ever rising fuel prices in the UK.
Please add your name(s) and then send the link onto as many people as you
can.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/u...natures-1.html

Kind Regards.

I would question the relevance of this to the group but FWIW I will
not be signing any petition as I think it is necessary to increase
fuel prices to reduce demand, for environmental reasons. It is plain
that oil is a limited resource that must be conserved. People will
just have to get used to that and adapt their lifestyle accordingly.

My daily journey to work adds up over a year to 12,000 miles. Please
suggest how I may do the "green" thing and reduce my CO2 "footprint"?
--
Cheers

Peter


Nobody should need to travel such distances just to work and do business. I
think you are a case in point reason why fuel prices need to carry on
rising, and I would rather hope HM Government would do the sensible thing
and not capitulate on fuel taxes.

Fuel prices need to rise both as oil supplies dwindle and because of this
serious destruction that climate change will cause.

On Mon, 26 May 2008 14:07:10 +0100, "Light of Aria"
wrote:


"PeterT" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:42:30 +0100, Scott
wrote:

On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:21:01 +0100, "The Master"
wrote:

Dear Friends,

I have set up a petition about the ever rising fuel prices in the UK.
Please add your name(s) and then send the link onto as many people as you
can.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/u...natures-1.html

Kind Regards.

I would question the relevance of this to the group but FWIW I will
not be signing any petition as I think it is necessary to increase
fuel prices to reduce demand, for environmental reasons. It is plain
that oil is a limited resource that must be conserved. People will
just have to get used to that and adapt their lifestyle accordingly.

My daily journey to work adds up over a year to 12,000 miles. Please
suggest how I may do the "green" thing and reduce my CO2 "footprint"?
--
Cheers

Peter


Nobody should need to travel such distances just to work and do business. I
think you are a case in point reason why fuel prices need to carry on
rising, and I would rather hope HM Government would do the sensible thing
and not capitulate on fuel taxes.

Fuel prices need to rise both as oil supplies dwindle and because of this
serious destruction that climate change will cause.

What do you suggest I do?
--
Cheers

Peter

On Mon, 26 May 2008 14:14:31 +0100, charles
wrote:

In article ,
PeterT wrote:
On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:42:30 +0100, Scott
wrote:

On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:21:01 +0100, "The Master"
wrote:

Dear Friends,

I have set up a petition about the ever rising fuel prices in the UK.
Please add your name(s) and then send the link onto as many people as
you can.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/u...natures-1.html

Kind Regards.

I would question the relevance of this to the group but FWIW I will
not be signing any petition as I think it is necessary to increase
fuel prices to reduce demand, for environmental reasons. It is plain
that oil is a limited resource that must be conserved. People will
just have to get used to that and adapt their lifestyle accordingly.

My daily journey to work adds up over a year to 12,000 miles. Please
suggest how I may do the "green" thing and reduce my CO2 "footprint"?

I know someone, now in his 90s, who cycled 20 miles each way to work.
That's probably why he's still healthy.

You could follow his example.

You may not have spotted it, but Gower is in Wales - and Wales is well
known for being hilly. I estimate that my journey would take at least
2 hours each way, and as I am on a 1 in 2 rota that requires a 1 hr
response, then a bike is not really a goer.
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Cheers

Peter

In article ,
PeterT wrote:
On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:42:30 +0100, Scott
wrote:

On Mon, 26 May 2008 11:21:01 +0100, "The Master"
wrote:

Dear Friends,

I have set up a petition about the ever rising fuel prices in the UK.
Please add your name(s) and then send the link onto as many people as
you can.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/u...natures-1.html

Kind Regards.

I would question the relevance of this to the group but FWIW I will
not be signing any petition as I think it is necessary to increase
fuel prices to reduce demand, for environmental reasons. It is plain
that oil is a limited resource that must be conserved. People will
just have to get used to that and adapt their lifestyle accordingly.

My daily journey to work adds up over a year to 12,000 miles. Please
suggest how I may do the "green" thing and reduce my CO2 "footprint"?

I know someone, now in his 90s, who cycled 20 miles each way to work.
That's probably why he's still healthy.

You could follow his example.

--
From KT24 - in "Leafy Surrey"

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.11

PeterT wrote:

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|| They are, however, responsible, in the UK, for the price of products
derived from oli.


Another fine mess you've gotten us into!

In message , Andrew
wrote
On Mon, 26 May 2008 12:19:46 +0100, "Bill Wright"
wrote:

What's the point? The governement can't control world oil prices. Oil will
go up until alternatives become viable and start to compete. Then it will
stabilise.

They can do something about the 50%+ they get of the price at the
pump.

The British public voted for these taxes in the last general election.
The Government (and the major opposition parties) are only implementing
the wishes of the people.

If high fuel prices are so unpopular why didn't the public listen to
what the politicians were promising in their green manifestos a few
years back?

--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com