Posts Tagged ‘profiteering’
Are we really surprised?
Posted by: Shaun Turner on: July 29, 2008
- In: Europe| General| Random Thoughts| The Person| Work
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BP Announce massive profit… rank profiteering
Are we really surprised? I am not a fan of windfall taxes per se but when we see the gross and frankly obscene profits generated through the hardships of working people, well something has to be done.
The big oil companies control the Oil market and are therefore the ones who [...]
Petrol prices
Posted by: Shaun Turner on: June 20, 2008
Today I drove past my local supermarket (Black and yellow logo, Northern in origin…know the one?) and I noticed that Unleaded was 114.5ppl. Now, last time I checked the price of a barrel of oil (This morning) was $1.34 per barrel, DOWN from a high last week of what, $1.40?
So why have the prices at [...]
Bits & bobs
Power to the people
- Punch and Judy Politics
- MP’s utter contempt for the public is indisputable
- Gordon Brown destroys our faith in representative democracy
- Is Gordon Brown about to make another Balls up?
- Restoring confidence in Parliamentary Democracy
- Cameron’s offer of open primaries is pure tokenism
- Party leaders must beware of the wrath of the voter
- MPs: The 7 Nolan Principles of Public Life
- MPs’ fail to gauge the mood of the public
- MPs’ Expenses: Sorry doesn’t cut it!
What are people saying?