Surprise surprise..the price of petrol seems to have gone up and according to investigation there is no price fixing that can be established..once we had the beer unions to hold us to ransom at Chrismas..now we have them under control a greater evil has emerged it seems.
The hypocracy of our governemnt sickens me..they get the major share of petrol revenue and must be very happy when the price goes up...
The Government is so concerned about allowing monopolies to exist in our economy yet some how the monopoly created by obvious price fixing goes on ...
Forgeting Christmas just for a moment, is it not funny that the price of petrol goes up to coincide with folk getting their pay checks (week end) and their need to have petrol for their weekend activity.
And when we have news that some country is under threat of war from the US the price of oil goes up..and to add insult the price is always quoted for the price of oil..in the price of West Texas crude... why do I sence a market manipulation... I know I am a crack pot seeing evil in the simplest of things... but I often wonder..is it just me who thinks we are constantly being duped...
And the man who has the responsibility of stopping all these transparent market fixing practises seems to be ineffectual saying... there is no evidence of price control... mind you he has sent an strong letter asking the petrol companies and two of the super market chains to "please explain" so you can bet that has the petrol companies trembling in their boots.
We need to tax fuel the way we do to insulate our country against the depletion of world fuel stocks ... convenient approach to support the security of the Governments take isnt it..
So this is something that ticks me off.. as does the cloud cover..but the cloud cover will pass..the inability of Governemnt to oversee fairness however will remain.
alex
