Fuel protest letter handed to PM

After a protest which saw them lining up along a closed-off section of the A40, over 300 lorry drivers have strolled up to the front door of Number 10 and handed in a strongly-worded letter of protest - why, how very British - about the rising price of fuel.

The outcome to all of this - i.e whether the government will pay heed to these concerns and actually do something about the issue - remains to be seen. Although Westmonster has it on good authority that the Earth is so impressed by the efforts of the drivers that it has immediately agreed to make oil an everlasting resource, thus solving the problem completely.

Most vocal about the whole thing was Kent-based haulier Peter Carroll, who launched a scathing attack on the way prices were being handled:

"We hear a lot about the Government wanting to steer the economy through difficult times. Well, one of the biggest ways of steering an economy through difficult times is to cut fuel duty. I believe that if Gordon Brown was to pass a drowning man, he would help. To all intents and purposes our industry is a drowning man. I plead with the Government to take note of this industry and to listen. I say to the Government that you have the lifeline. All you have to do is use that lifeline to save a fantastic industry that does good for Britain."

Strong words indeed. And while this does seem to be an issue relegated to a few industry sectors right now, how long before it begins to spread its worrisome nature far and wide? And how long before we realise - whisper it - there might not be an easy answer to the problem?

Westmonster advice: buy some stocks in Riot Shields.

Written by C J Davies on 28 May 2008 12:00 AM. Permalink