Should there be a national petrol strike?

addiis

Most people will agree petrol prices are rising weekly and are getting very expensive now, (petrol at my local station has risen 2p in one week!!)

So why doesnt anyone do anything about it? we complain but nothing has been done, so this is why i believe we should have a national petrol strike


how do we go about striking...........its got to stop somewhere

matt1987

We are a nation of people who dont give a damn what the government do to us. We are too lazy to strike.

wriggly

addiis wrote: »

how do we go about striking...........its got to stop somewhere

Every movement starts with one person - have you stopped buying petrol for yourself? That'll show'em.

addiis

i could not do it on my own :rotfl:support is needed should we strike or not??

boyse7en

Nobody really cares about the cost of petrol. Everyone complains, but no-one seems to be willing to drive less/walk/use a bike/move closer to their job or whatever to actually spend less on petrol.
The Oil companies are watching their profits rise daily, so they are hardly likely to reduce prices unilaterally.


Face it, it's going to keep going up...

addiis

why does nobody care ! we do care because everyone complains about the price, cmon lets do something about it :rolleyes:

Farway

Just how would you suggest petrol prices are reduced?

less tax maybe, ok what tax will you increase to fund the gap, or would you shut a few schools, hospitals, old folks homes etc instead?

Cut oil company profits, fine, but of course those profits are also paid out in 50% corporation tax [see above re tax], and dividends go towards your pension plans. So cheaper petrol but lower pension when you retire?

How would you control the price of oil on the international market? Go on stike and not buy it maybe?

Or how about invading Iraq, oh, sorry we already have

PS I got even instead of mad, bought Shell & BP shares, so I must declare interest here

SickStu

Farway wrote: »

or would you shut a few schools, hospitals, old folks homes etc instead?

Yes and cut benefits to all the work shy slackers who pretend to be disabled etc. :T

addiis

Farway wrote: »

Just how would you suggest petrol prices are reduced?

less tax maybe, ok what tax will you increase to fund the gap, or would you shut a few schools, hospitals, old folks homes etc instead?

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its right to say this, but we still have not seen improvements in schools hospitals and old folks homes. They get all this money on tax and not much is done with it

still a strike is the right way! just to stop rising prices anyway......

addiis

it worked a few years ago, why wouldnt it work now , the prices were lowered too :cool:

addiis

last petrol strike was in 2000


http://www.iwar.org.uk/cip/resources/PSEPC/fuel-price-protests.htm