tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post6366274944263811566..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: George Osborne: Knows sweet FA about how prices are setMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-57223920059753338042015-01-09T09:37:17.354+00:002015-01-09T09:37:17.354+00:00BJ, why don't you email Natalie Bennett and su...BJ, why don't you email Natalie Bennett and suggest it? You'll probably get a load of hogwash if you get a reply at all, but you never know...Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3879414683855322972015-01-09T01:04:23.733+00:002015-01-09T01:04:23.733+00:00BTW,
Capitalised value of landing slots, like all...BTW,<br /><br />Capitalised value of landing slots, like all monopoly rents, cause a deadweight loss.<br /><br />So, as you say, stuff like half empty aircraft, low capacity aircraft, queuing etc<br /><br />Why aren't the Greens vociferously campaigning to get those slots auctioned?<br /><br />This is worth a watch<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s4-dbWv-N8<br /><br />benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-78699960705733938622015-01-09T00:54:06.513+00:002015-01-09T00:54:06.513+00:00There can only be one reason landing slots are wor...There can only be one reason landing slots are worth tens of billions of pounds.<br /><br />Everything else follows.<br /><br />It's really disheartening that our "leaders" are so badly advised.<br /><br />Unless they are corrupt.benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-13469499417531491712015-01-08T19:36:44.172+00:002015-01-08T19:36:44.172+00:00Loads of adverts for oil-fired central heating on ...Loads of adverts for oil-fired central heating on Net.Knew someone who used to deliver heating oil: went to repo a non-payer and emptied tank at wrong address.DBC Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891849727783879145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-8000856535035110142015-01-08T09:35:02.846+00:002015-01-08T09:35:02.846+00:00MW. It's just occured to me that you must be ...MW. It's just occured to me that you must be a real urbanite...Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-91993859673339881552015-01-08T09:34:05.793+00:002015-01-08T09:34:05.793+00:00B. And FWIW I also have my own sewage plant...B. And FWIW I also have my own sewage plant...Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-91828081644261321832015-01-08T09:17:31.235+00:002015-01-08T09:17:31.235+00:00Mark, anywhere more than a couple of hundred yards...Mark, anywhere more than a couple of hundred yards outside a town or a major village and you're not going to be using gas unless it's the expensive, bottled variety.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-81068471935164635972015-01-08T03:26:24.956+00:002015-01-08T03:26:24.956+00:00MW. Oil fired Aga. Cooks brilliantly.MW. Oil fired Aga. Cooks brilliantly.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-54068480251008612632015-01-07T23:24:53.870+00:002015-01-07T23:24:53.870+00:00L, I said that I'd never seen it (which is qui...L, I said that I'd never seen it (which is quite true). I didn't say it didn't exist :-)<br /><br />Out of interest, how do you cook using oil? Gas, electricity or wood I can understand, but oil? Doesn't the food taste a bit funny?Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-62485725483016386792015-01-07T20:20:35.344+00:002015-01-07T20:20:35.344+00:00MW. Erm, you need to live where I do. Oil is how...MW. Erm, you need to live where I do. Oil is how we heat and cook....Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-35094575763671448252015-01-07T19:07:52.262+00:002015-01-07T19:07:52.262+00:00B, yes of course, but what % of the population do ...B, yes of course, but what % of the population do that? My grandad's house in Germany was thus heated, but I've never seen it in the UK.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-1494085077202871992015-01-07T18:53:24.041+00:002015-01-07T18:53:24.041+00:00"b) With domestic energy, it is nigh impossib..."b) With domestic energy, it is nigh impossible to calculate by how much prices will fall for umpteen reasons which have nothing to do with the price of oil"<br /><br />Not when you heat your house by burning oil, it isn't. The fall in crude prices is reflected in the fall in domestic heating oil prices the same as petrol.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4986975836824179302015-01-07T18:21:37.490+00:002015-01-07T18:21:37.490+00:00SL, in theory yes, but yer average motorist is sti...SL, in theory yes, but yer average motorist is still only saving about £5 or £10 a week, it won't really make much difference to anything. <br /><br />L, twat is sufficient.<br /><br />VFTS, excellent point, I didn't realise it was that little and have updated the post. <br /><br />D, they probably will be cheaper because EUR is quite low against GBP at the moment. That's absolutely true and GO would be perfectly within his rights to say it out loud. <br /><br />M, ah, that's different, because, er, er… <br /><br />JM, 110%? <br /><br />At present, petrol is taxed at something like 300% i.e. to get up from 22p plus 10p real costs up to £1.10 pump price. Diesel is probably 400%.<br /><br />That said, fuel duty is one of our least bad taxes.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-13981868025690749742015-01-07T18:12:47.623+00:002015-01-07T18:12:47.623+00:00I am waiting for someone - anyone - in the media t...I am waiting for someone - anyone - in the media to write an Op Ed piece focussing on how petrol is now effectively taxed at 110%.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437765041360086205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-4809042714320502902015-01-07T16:29:00.056+00:002015-01-07T16:29:00.056+00:00Funny how the twat would never suggest looking int...Funny how the twat would never suggest looking into why plummeting mortgage costs haven't been passed onto renters?mombershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650866436764567516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-30020523879410134852015-01-07T16:00:12.375+00:002015-01-07T16:00:12.375+00:00Politically, it is an imperative with an election ...Politically, it is an imperative with an election coming up to tell people holidays will be a bit cheaper.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-79577793817064241752015-01-07T15:53:16.303+00:002015-01-07T15:53:16.303+00:00Almost no oil is used for retail electricity gener...Almost no oil is used for retail electricity generation in UK. Gas is important and its price used to be linked to that of oil, but not since it started flowing freely from the ground in the USA. <br /><br />I tend to favour Lola's lying twat.View from the Solenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930587784230398787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-46559855288240807432015-01-07T12:34:45.013+00:002015-01-07T12:34:45.013+00:00With more money in their pockets, consumers might ...With more money in their pockets, consumers might increase demand for flights. The most popular seats could well rise in price as a result surely?<br /><br />As a sidenote, I wonder what $50 oil will do with regard the amount of cash flowing into the prime London property market?Steven_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029437876479574883noreply@blogger.com