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balkan tiger said:
Anyone smart enough to explain what's going on with gas prices? The news is saying the price has gone from about 200 per ton up to near 1000 per ton.

The gas used in the uk is from our own sources, Norway and Russia (maybe other places too) so who and why are the suppliers increasing the price? is it just because they can?

Just seen a uk domestic supplier of energy Green is to cease trading, but as they claimed to be selling renewable energy what has the price of gas got to do with them? or are they not as green as they made out?
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Martin Lewis show. 8.30 tomorrow (Thursday).
 
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Gone For A Walk said:
Martin Lewis show. 8.30 tomorrow (Thursday).
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Was just going to say that
Big issue apparently is leaving the EU fuel deal (it’s not called that but I can’t remember what it is called) so we’re now negotiating imports as a small market and getting shafted for the imports needed for spiked usage (or maybe that’s leccy)

…actually just watch Martin Lewis!
 
dennisboothstash said:
Was just going to say that
Big issue apparently is leaving the EU fuel deal (it’s not called that but I can’t remember what it is called) so we’re now negotiating imports as a small market and getting shafted for the imports needed for spiked usage (or maybe that’s leccy)

…actually just watch Martin Lewis!
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It's an international issue, due to global gas prices, I don’t think it’s got anything to do with the EU.
 
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originallambrettaman said:
It's an international issue, due to global gas prices, I don’t think it’s got anything to do with the EU.
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Interesting also listening to a professor (?) of logistics from Cranfield (world renowned for it's Supply Chain MBA's) explaining on the radio that the current lorry driver shortage in the UK is actually a common problem across most of Europe, and even in US. Not how some commentators would have us believe. But what does he know eh?!
 
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Gone For A Walk said:
Interesting also listening to a professor (?) of logistics from Cranfield (world renowned for it's Supply Chain MBA's) explaining on the radio that the current lorry driver shortage in the UK is actually a common problem across most of Europe, and even in US. Not how some commentators would have us believe. But what does he know eh?!
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There’s driver shortages all over Europe, Germany and France particularly, but the issue is not as severe, we’re short by more drivers than they are combined.
 
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originallambrettaman said:
It's an international issue, due to global gas prices, I don’t think it’s got anything to do with the EU.
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Sorry but that’s bollocks
There is an international issue, but it’s far worse here because we chose to reduce our collective bargaining power
The numbers speak for themselves
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Gone For A Walk said:
Interesting also listening to a professor (?) of logistics from Cranfield (world renowned for it's Supply Chain MBA's) explaining on the radio that the current lorry driver shortage in the UK is actually a common problem across most of Europe, and even in US. Not how some commentators would have us believe. But what does he know eh?!
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Interesting, but not correct on this occasion
 
Plum said:
Well, I was in France a week or so ago and French people in 3 different geographical locations (Loire Valley, S. Brittany, Normandy) told me they had a lorry driver problem. Who knows what eh?
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Sorry
I was referring to the ‘interesting’ comment about gas prices
I don’t know enough about lorry drivers to comment on that
 
Serbia & Norway are on that list but aren't in the EU.
Ireland isn't on that list but is in the EU (and others, but can't be bothered to check them all off).
Something else at play?
 
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