Fuel Duty increase

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

If it means the M60 will be better then I say bring on the fuel duty.

[EternalOptimist]

Would being in opposition mean opposing everything that comes up ?

thats exactly what it means

[d000hg]

I see that the utterly incompetent Labour party was trying to force a delay in fuel duty increase and failed. It staggers me. When they were in power they constantly chose to implement an increase in fuel duty and ignored pleas to postpone it. Now they are in oppistion they want to appear to be fighting for the motorists and are protesting the increase of 3P.
Bloody hypocrites.

Are you new to politics?

[MyUserName]

thats exactly what it means

Surely it means saying anything you can to get into power and opposing things is merely a frequent by-product of that?

If the ruling party said something that popular opinion was strongly behind the opposition would probably agree and further insist they had been saying it for years etc.

[vetran]

The difficulty with this is getting any sensible and verifiable analysis of the effect different policies would have on economic growth and tax take. Whichever approach you favour, you will analyse according to your prejudice. There is no hard science behind it.

agree but the main policies are well published and straight lining them will show the present incumbents in a better position (I believe).

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[lukemg]

In a further twist, Labour bint was on the radio saying they could pay for the fuel-duty lost revenue by stopping umbrella company contractors from claiming travel and food which they all do apparently.......

[AtW]

If it means the M60 will be better then I say bring on the fuel duty.

Demand for fuel is unelastic, which is why Govts love to tax it - easily predictable revenues.

[BrilloPad]

Would being in opposition mean opposing everything that comes up ? They championed increase in taxes on fuel, air passenger duty, etc etc with the excuse of saving the planet and now they are doing a complete U turn. They must think the voters are blind and deaf.

But voters are blind and deaf.

I often see van drivers parked up leaving their engines running for a considerable time. It seems fuel needs to be more expensive.

I think there is way too much traffic on the road. They need to slap another 20p a litre on - and keep doing it until people start to cycle more.

[SupremeSpod]

But voters are blind and deaf.



I think there is way too much traffic on the road. They need to slap another 20p a litre on - and keep doing it until people start to cycle more.

Are you cycling up at the weekend?

Just asking, like...

[Halo Jones]

Would being in opposition mean opposing everything that comes up ? They championed increase in taxes on fuel, air passenger duty, etc etc with the excuse of saving the planet and now they are doing a complete U turn. They must think the voters are blind and deaf.

Unfortunately, considering the masses, they would be correct

Damn petrol is extortionately expensive at present in the UK, when I visited the weekend it was 1.32 a litre even petrol in Switzerland is cheaper

Blimey where was that from? In Essex it averages at 1.42