All this news is to distract us and keep us divided, plus it puts me in a bad mood.
PomeloTraditional971 on
Will someone please think of the Billionaire landlords and investment funds.
OverTheCandlestik on
Apart from the people who can’t work from home
This pointless war is crippling the UK
psnow85 on
One way of pausing the 7th May elections to avoid wipeout.
00DEADBEEF on
Would it offset energy shortages though?
Sure it would cut petrol usage. But unless everyone in an office works from home, the office will still be heated, and their homes will now be heated when otherwise they wouldn’t.
JackStrawWitchita on
“He said: “The real crisis for Britain and for [Europe](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/europe) will come at the end of April and in early May, when the real shortage will translate into both a physical shortage and a sharp rise in prices. I don’t think we’ve yet seen the full impact on prices of this loss of supply.”
Asked if the price of diesel could climb higher than £2 per litre, he said: “It could go a good deal north of that. The jet fuel prices doubled, and I think that could go further north as well.”
The Epstein Files Distraction War will soon be hitting everyone much harder, economically.
QueefInMyKisser on
Such a shit clickbait headline, turns out the guy doing the telling is “a former Government adviser” and was “previously vice-president for strategy and policy at oil giant BP”. Why should we listen to him?
litivy on
Seems like an easy win to save a bit of fuel for those that can’t avoid driving for their jobs. Not sure what the fuss is about as it’s not like people can’t socialise after working hours. You just won’t have to endure the office bully or the office slurper for a while. Win, win.
JackStrawWitchita on
Trump is doing to British motorists the same thing he’s done to underage girls…
Legitimate-Leg-4720 on
No thanks, people can cycle or get public transport
trmetroidmaniac on
We could have had WFH even without an energy shortage.
WinHour4300 on
Got to give those Russian spies something new to listen into, they probably getting a bit bored.
wasnt_sure20 on
Couldn’t we just get more from the U.S to offset the loss? Isn’t that the whole plan?
tL9eUdcLaz on
They go back and forth with work from home. Its OK when it suits them but when it suits the worker they can absolutely go to hell
dewittless on
I got cold sweats thinking there was a new virus I didn’t know about and we were about to go back into lockdown.
Leading_Weather_1177 on
Not possible, cos of the water cooler chats. Ever since I was RTO’d two days per week I’ve been spending half the day standing by the water cooler having water cooler chats. Made lots of new friends while doing absolutely no work, the bosses love it and I’ve subsequently been promoted. This isn’t even a joke, I’m deadly serious, water cooler chats are the best.
Public-Guidance-9560 on
Well, especially this summer right? we’re going to be drowning in free electrons so someone needs to be home to switch on the oven to cook nothing and run the tumble dryer full pelt whilst all the lights are on in the house (and of course, you’ve replaced all your efficient LEDs with 100w incandescents you had stored in the garage for a rainy day).
PM_THE_REAPER on
This is long overdue. Fuel should be preserved for emergency service as the first priority.
Dartzap on
Just think of it as an incentive for all those pension funds to start bankrolling electrification across the land,
doginjoggers on
I fucking hate these clickbait headlines, he hasn’t been told to do that at all. A former advisor has told a journalist that its an option he should consider.
bulldog_blues on
I can’t see this happening unless we reach truly dire straits on fuel supply. Like, ‘you only allowed X litres per week’ fuel rationing levels of dire.
InternetSolid4166 on
Meanwhile the FTSE and S&P500 are near all time highs. It sure is a weird time to be investing.
Kind_Dream_610 on
The article says that Rachel Reeves is angry because America started the war “without a clear idea of what they were trying to achieve”. They did know what they wanted, they wanted Iran’s oil, pure and simple. Lindsey Graham even said it out loud in an interview on Air Force One.
People keep commenting in various forums that we should open up the North Sea oil fields to help reduce the supply issues and cost. What they either don’t know or don’t understand is that oil from different parts of the world isn’t the same. You can’t just take oil from one location and process it in the same facilities as oil from another location. And because these oil fields are quite old now, the stuff we could get out isn’t the same quality as we used to get, so we would have to spend a lot of money to adapt the refineries in order to process it for petrol. And we could only produce petrol, it’s not heavy enough for diesel or air fuel.
The government should look to reduce fuel duties. Labour were the party who spent billions to bail out banks in 2008, and the same party who reduced VAT in order to get people spending in order to help businesses. If they really are a party dedicated to the labour force then they should do it.
ash_ninetyone on
I know there’s a fair few people (Reform voters mostly) that have an idealised view of Britain 50 years ago, but a return to the 3 day week is taking it a bit far
mcmanus2099 on
I love after the great health pandemic we are about to enter fuel economic lockdowns.
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pepperino132 on
Just do it. The employers already know how to manage it from COVID. We know it works
Silly_Drawing_729 on
I work in an office doing international freight, something which can be done just as easily from home. I’ve done it with previous employers.
My current employer point blank refuses to let anyone work from home. Laptops were cheaper to buy than desktop PC’s when we were getting new equipment, my boss was told to order the desktop PC’s anyway as they did not want people having the option to work from home.
I have been made use holidays for simple things like boiler services etc. When i could just work from home in the morning and come in once its done.
My boss has a laptop and works from home when she wants though, really leading by example.
Several_Cold_7160 on
WFH was mint. I ended uo getting more done as I felt more refreshed than having to do a shite commute
apple_kicks on
If we need people in offices or work.
Cheaper affordable housing so people can live near work
More public transport so more people commute in one mode of transport instead of all cars. Make it electric too
Amazing-Visual-2919 on
My work was a one mile walk away from home. Much better for me to go in and use their heat and energy than pay for mine.
I’d be fuming if I had to WFH to save petrol!
BenisDDD69 on
One company I know of wants their office employees to attend the site all the time. This is because it’s “only fair” since the production employees HAVE to attend the site as they need to physically handle equipment and tools…
Mobile-Stomach719 on
What? This kind of stuff is probably why they are a former government adviser….
Better_Concert1106 on
The government could also reduce VAT or fuel full duty. How about a maximum price per litre and if it goes over due to oil prices, vat/duty (either or) are reduced accordingly to keep it below that cap. VAT on fuel is ridiculous anyway, it’s not a luxury, it’s an essential item.
h4533b on
I do over 50k miles a year in my diesel, my fuel costs have gone up from about £600 a month to £1k a month. FML
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All this news is to distract us and keep us divided, plus it puts me in a bad mood.
Will someone please think of the Billionaire landlords and investment funds.
Apart from the people who can’t work from home
This pointless war is crippling the UK
One way of pausing the 7th May elections to avoid wipeout.
Would it offset energy shortages though?
Sure it would cut petrol usage. But unless everyone in an office works from home, the office will still be heated, and their homes will now be heated when otherwise they wouldn’t.
“He said: “The real crisis for Britain and for [Europe](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/europe) will come at the end of April and in early May, when the real shortage will translate into both a physical shortage and a sharp rise in prices. I don’t think we’ve yet seen the full impact on prices of this loss of supply.”
Asked if the price of diesel could climb higher than £2 per litre, he said: “It could go a good deal north of that. The jet fuel prices doubled, and I think that could go further north as well.”
The Epstein Files Distraction War will soon be hitting everyone much harder, economically.
Such a shit clickbait headline, turns out the guy doing the telling is “a former Government adviser” and was “previously vice-president for strategy and policy at oil giant BP”. Why should we listen to him?
Seems like an easy win to save a bit of fuel for those that can’t avoid driving for their jobs. Not sure what the fuss is about as it’s not like people can’t socialise after working hours. You just won’t have to endure the office bully or the office slurper for a while. Win, win.
Trump is doing to British motorists the same thing he’s done to underage girls…
No thanks, people can cycle or get public transport
We could have had WFH even without an energy shortage.
Got to give those Russian spies something new to listen into, they probably getting a bit bored.
Couldn’t we just get more from the U.S to offset the loss? Isn’t that the whole plan?
They go back and forth with work from home. Its OK when it suits them but when it suits the worker they can absolutely go to hell
I got cold sweats thinking there was a new virus I didn’t know about and we were about to go back into lockdown.
Not possible, cos of the water cooler chats. Ever since I was RTO’d two days per week I’ve been spending half the day standing by the water cooler having water cooler chats. Made lots of new friends while doing absolutely no work, the bosses love it and I’ve subsequently been promoted. This isn’t even a joke, I’m deadly serious, water cooler chats are the best.
Well, especially this summer right? we’re going to be drowning in free electrons so someone needs to be home to switch on the oven to cook nothing and run the tumble dryer full pelt whilst all the lights are on in the house (and of course, you’ve replaced all your efficient LEDs with 100w incandescents you had stored in the garage for a rainy day).
This is long overdue. Fuel should be preserved for emergency service as the first priority.
Just think of it as an incentive for all those pension funds to start bankrolling electrification across the land,
I fucking hate these clickbait headlines, he hasn’t been told to do that at all. A former advisor has told a journalist that its an option he should consider.
I can’t see this happening unless we reach truly dire straits on fuel supply. Like, ‘you only allowed X litres per week’ fuel rationing levels of dire.
Meanwhile the FTSE and S&P500 are near all time highs. It sure is a weird time to be investing.
The article says that Rachel Reeves is angry because America started the war “without a clear idea of what they were trying to achieve”. They did know what they wanted, they wanted Iran’s oil, pure and simple. Lindsey Graham even said it out loud in an interview on Air Force One.
People keep commenting in various forums that we should open up the North Sea oil fields to help reduce the supply issues and cost. What they either don’t know or don’t understand is that oil from different parts of the world isn’t the same. You can’t just take oil from one location and process it in the same facilities as oil from another location. And because these oil fields are quite old now, the stuff we could get out isn’t the same quality as we used to get, so we would have to spend a lot of money to adapt the refineries in order to process it for petrol. And we could only produce petrol, it’s not heavy enough for diesel or air fuel.
The government should look to reduce fuel duties. Labour were the party who spent billions to bail out banks in 2008, and the same party who reduced VAT in order to get people spending in order to help businesses. If they really are a party dedicated to the labour force then they should do it.
I know there’s a fair few people (Reform voters mostly) that have an idealised view of Britain 50 years ago, but a return to the 3 day week is taking it a bit far
I love after the great health pandemic we are about to enter fuel economic lockdowns.
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Just do it. The employers already know how to manage it from COVID. We know it works
I work in an office doing international freight, something which can be done just as easily from home. I’ve done it with previous employers.
My current employer point blank refuses to let anyone work from home. Laptops were cheaper to buy than desktop PC’s when we were getting new equipment, my boss was told to order the desktop PC’s anyway as they did not want people having the option to work from home.
I have been made use holidays for simple things like boiler services etc. When i could just work from home in the morning and come in once its done.
My boss has a laptop and works from home when she wants though, really leading by example.
WFH was mint. I ended uo getting more done as I felt more refreshed than having to do a shite commute
If we need people in offices or work.
Cheaper affordable housing so people can live near work
More public transport so more people commute in one mode of transport instead of all cars. Make it electric too
My work was a one mile walk away from home. Much better for me to go in and use their heat and energy than pay for mine.
I’d be fuming if I had to WFH to save petrol!
One company I know of wants their office employees to attend the site all the time. This is because it’s “only fair” since the production employees HAVE to attend the site as they need to physically handle equipment and tools…
What? This kind of stuff is probably why they are a former government adviser….
The government could also reduce VAT or fuel full duty. How about a maximum price per litre and if it goes over due to oil prices, vat/duty (either or) are reduced accordingly to keep it below that cap. VAT on fuel is ridiculous anyway, it’s not a luxury, it’s an essential item.
I do over 50k miles a year in my diesel, my fuel costs have gone up from about £600 a month to £1k a month. FML