E Mail from our MP re fuel costs, Pot calling kettle black Options

[gel]

Mr Benyon's e mail reads:
Fuel Poverty
I remain concerned about the rising cost of heating and lighting homes. 30% of West Berkshire residents do not have access to mains gas and rely on heating oil or LPG to heat their homes. Over the last two years the price of heating oil has increased by over 60% and the trend is upwards. Constituents using mains gas have recently seen rises of up to 18%. On top of this, electricity costs have gone up around 8% in the last couple of months.

But the coalitions devotion to all things green needs stopping now, whilst the US, China etc carry on devouring vast quantities of coal/ oil etc; I think UK plc produces 2% of global warming so in scheme of things....

Besides badly effecting pensionsers on fixed incomes, it badly disadvantages industry, where the UK already has some of the highest energy costs, before even more hidden charges are applied.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8...ergy-bills.html

No mention of this by Mr Benyon, and he & the coalition will undoubtedly have some
deaths to answer for as more & more leave their heating off this winter.

And industry will continue to leave for less green obsessed countries, and our dole queues grow.

The over ambtious carbon reduction targets (steeper than anyone else's) need reviewing downwards now.

[Jayjay]

Is it me or Richard Benyon who has memory loss? Was it not his government who took £100 of the fuel allowance off pensioners?

[Adrian Hollister]

In recent years we have been in the position where our energy (and fuel) sources have been largely taken from our own local sources, now we are in a world where our gas and oil are running out we have started to import massive amounts from foreign countries. This contains risks - as Russia have shown - that we may be unduly influenced so that we maintain our supply. Add this to supply and demand economics and our fossil fuel prices will continue to rise as our consumption increased but output falls.

[On the edge]

Trouble is the celestial oil tanker hasn't turned up. Energy prices are going one way - up. Fact

[Andy Capp]

Trouble is the celestial oil tanker hasn't turned up. Energy prices are going one way - up. Fact

I think this isn't about availability, it is about lack of refineries and a deliberate attempt to throttle supply.

[On the edge]

I think this isn't about availability, it is about lack of refineries and a deliberate attempt to throttle supply.

Yes, that adds, but the stark fact remains, the base fuel we use simply isn't being renewed. And as the barrel gets scraped - it will also cost more and more to extract. Of course. those in control will seek to exploit - just as the US has over previous 100 years.

[Guest_xjay1337_*]

I think I remember reading somewhere that fuel (per barrel) isn't markedly higher than a few years ago, infact it's a little less. The "excuse" for our high fuel prices is that compared to the £, the $ isn't worth very much thus high prices. However in Europe/Eastern Europe where they use Euro's, which is weak compared to the £ (the £ being worth more!), they have it cheap.

And something to do with 70% of fuel being tax............and we get value added TAX on top of the fuel duty TAX on top of the road fund licence...TAX...that we all pay to put our cars on the road. Talk about being shafted with no lubricant.

[On the edge]

I think I remember reading somewhere that fuel (per barrel) isn't markedly higher than a few years ago, infact it's a little less. The "excuse" for our high fuel prices is that compared to the £, the $ isn't worth very much thus high prices. However in Europe/Eastern Europe where they use Euro's, which is weak compared to the £ (the £ being worth more!), they have it cheap.

And something to do with 70% of fuel being tax............and we get value added TAX on top of the fuel duty TAX on top of the road fund licence...TAX...that we all pay to put our cars on the road. Talk about being shafted with no lubricant.

...and there is far more to come, a gang b*** perhaps?