It is interesting to note that NuLabour are blamed for the record levels of taxation we now see on fuels for "Environmental" (sic) reasons.
However, whilst greedy Labour is largely at fault, many seem to forget that it was John Major's Tory party of the mid 90's that introduced a little ditty known as the fuel price escalator, which in simple terms was a way to massively increase tax on fuel - for "Environmental" (sic) reasons. This turned Britain's fuel from being among the cheapest in Europe to one of the most expensive, if not the most expensive.
So in reality we should blame the other lot (Tories) for lumping us with mega-high prices in the first place - the current lot have just carried on with it because it's a nice little earner.
Secondly, on the subject of "cut tax and we'll lose lots of money", the simple solution is... spend less. For instance, giving money/houses etc. to illegal immigrants, giving handouts to lazy boneidle scroungers, chucking more money at the NHS so they can employ yet more useless overpaid "managers", giving money to MPs so they can buy tellys from John Lewis/kitchen suites from IKEA/second homes etc. - cut all that mince out and we shall see substantial savings.
Thirdly, I heard the old "Oil is running out" story trotted out by the PM on TV tonight. Mince. If Oil is running out then why are we still finding large numbers of enormous Oil/Gas fields everywhere in the world?
What there is a shortage of is truth and common sense displayed by those who are meant to lead this country, but instead tie themselves up in their own indulgences and self-service. Oink Oink!
Smithy