The ComDem government have pulled a fast one this week with the advice of the moronic Frances Maude, who decided it would be a good idea to provoke panic buying of petrol over the possible fuel strikes.
The government have actually had the cheek to deny causing the situation, even though anyone can see what a mess they have created. Queues at petrol stations and pumps running dry would never have happened if the fools in Whitehall hadn't recommended stocking up.
The real sickener in all of this, however, has been the amount of tax they have earned from all the extra fuel which has been sold this week - the estimate I heard earlier on the news was £30 million. Throw that into the coffers the week before the new financial year starts, and things might look a bit more rosy for the austerity plan.
The last thing hard up families need at this time is to be fleeced out of money by a government playing on the fears of the few, which inevitably causes everyone to buy or be left without.
Perhaps that's what they mean by "we're all in this together".
