Government
Fuel costs are affecting everybody
Well, the war has been raging for just over a week, and the world economy has been thrown into chaos due to fuel prices
Well, the war has been raging for just over a week, and the world economy has been thrown into chaos due to fuel prices. Before the conflict, Brent crude was approx $70 a barrel. On Monday, 09/03, the price of a barrel went up to $100. On Tuesday, after a speech by the US president, the markets showed $90 per barrel, but did not calm the markets totally.
Shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz is also causing concern as supplies of oil are getting worse. The Iranian regime has said they will target tankers, has helped at al,l also saying British ships in the Gulf are ‘legitimate targets’
“Starmer: We will keep fuel duty under review amid the Iran war”
The Labour government, specifically the chancellor, wants to increase fuel duty later in the year. The PM played this down at questions to the prime minister. But households are pushed to the breadline as they are and don’t need any increase soon. With inflation growing again, the threat of interest rates rising has unsettled the UK economy.

There is some queuing at petrol stations, and the price of fuel at the pumps has risen dramatically. People are already feeling this in their pockets.
But costs don’t just apply to automotive fuel but to our households, too. We all use gas and electricity, and with damage to major gas plants in the Middle East, the prices of home energy will increase, too.
We were looking forward to cheaper gas and electricity in April 2026, which will decrease the energy cap by 7%. But now with the conflict in the Middle East, it will put pay to that.
It’s going to be rough, but we will have to ride the storm out. Hopefully, the war will end, and rebuilding and confidence can resume.
Government
The Teflon PM
There was the Teflon Don John Gotti now we have Keir Starmer the Teflon PM.
There was the Teflon Don John Gotti now we have Keir Starmer the Teflon PM. Nothing sticks to Teflon and the PM is no different. It’s been discovered that Peter Mendleson was deemed a security risk and the PM states he had no clue. Now its called the Mandelson vetting row.
Keir Starmer has been in the house of commons stating weeks ago he had no Idea Peter Mandelson was a risk. But now this week it has come to light that someone in the foreign office knew he was a risk and the PM says he was not told.
He spent hours apologising to the commons and the public a few weeks ago. The Teflon PM would not even answer any questions at PMQ’s to the leader of the opposition about Mandleson. Kemi had 6 questions 4 weeks ago and got 6 diverted answers. Is that a guilty man not answering the questions?
What did he know? Did he mislead MP’s and the public. Headlines like the PM is furious. What is he furious about, that no one believes him. Do you believe him. His sweet-talking barristers lingo gets him by but maybe not this time.
It’s always someone else’s fault not his. He wants us to believe he never asked about Mandelson. We need transparency and people knew he was a risk and maybe the PM did. If its incompetent what’s the PM doing that’s incompetent too.
Most people now are calling for the PM’s head especially the Conservatives and the Lib Dems.
The Prime Minister Keir Starmer is off to the Gulf today on a diplomatic mission to talk to leaders about the ceasefire agreement. The whole idea is to make diplomatic efforts to make sure the Strait of Hormuz gets reopened and is sustained. Also being discussed is getting a lasting resolution to the Iran war and protecting the UK.
The Prime Minister is travelling to the Gulf today to meet with Gulf partners and discuss diplomatic efforts to support and uphold the ceasefire, bringing about a lasting resolution to the conflict and protecting the UK and global economies from further threats. His talks will include efforts to restore freedom to the Strait of Hormuz since the ceasefire.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said:
I welcome the ceasefire agreement reached overnight, which will bring a moment of relief to the region and the world.
Together with our partners, we must do all we can to support and sustain this ceasefire, turn it into a lasting agreement, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The Prime Minister’s travel follows the UK-convened meeting last week of more than 40 countries to begin work on a viable plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz when the fighting subsides, and a subsequent military planning meeting hosted by the UK on Tuesday to further advance this work.Â
Work will now continue at pace in light of the ceasefire, and the Prime Minister is expected to discuss this further in meetings with leaders in the region.
The Prime Minister’s first stop will be to thank the UK and local personnel who have bravely put their lives at risk in the defence of our people, our interests and those of our allies.
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that UK personnel have intercepted more than 110 drone attacks in the region, and the RAF have conducted more than 1600 hours of defensive operations.
The Prime Minister will also pay tribute to the work of our partners in the Gulf, whose armed forces have protected the hundreds of thousands of UK nationals living in the region in the face of Iran’s brutal aggression.
But why is he there? Is he looking for a pat on the back? A pat on the back from a PM that has limited military, so much so that we sent a frigate to the Med that’s now broken down. He wants to be the man who brought peace to the Gulf, but dream on, Keir. He waits in the shadows and appears like a clown, which is exactly what he is.
Again, we have a pat on the back PM that’s in no way his doing. And again, the PM is wasting money travelling all over the world.
Government
Political Parties At War
It’s ok and standard for political parties to disagree and bicker.
It’s ok and standard for political parties to disagree and bicker. But during the last 2 years, we seem to have found that the level of intensity has risen. Current Commons seats;
403 Labour 116 Conservative 72 Liberal Democrat 13 Independent 9 SNP 8 Reform 7 Sinn Féin 5 DUP 5 Green Party 4 Plaid Cymru 8 Others
It’s obvious Labour can do some bullying with that number of MPs to call on. We have squabbling between parties, too. Keir Stamer loves throwing insults and stats at Reform, but do you know why?
They are the up-and-coming party in the polls, so anything that’s a threat to him has to be belittled. He uses words like right wing to describe reform because they threaten to put right what he cannot. Smash the gangs now, that’s the joke of 2025.
With Keir Starmer being elected to power in 2024, he seems to be clutching at a rattle like a baby keeping power as the PM. The Labour Left fails to realise the Labour Party is maybe more right than they think. Labour currently has 403 seats, which dominates the House of Commons.
But the problem is the PM uses anything to knock and call Reform. Even insinuating that Reform is far right. He uses PMQs and his own political party conference to call Reform. This is a 403-seat MP party against an 8-seat MP party. Keir Starmer is an ex-barrister and cannot tell. He wastes people’s time by not answering questions and promising things he cannot keep. Have a think, everyone, what has he done for you?
We then come to the Conservatives, who lost 253 seats in 2024, and are now left with 116 MPs. The problem is the UK pubic realise what damage they did and how much worse off they were. These days, their leader, Kemi Badenoch, is trying to rescue a party that’s hated. She seems to be doing a good job and has leadership qualities, but people remember austerity. The odd comment about reform, but not often.
She is so confident about her policies, which is good. She can be a little sharp-tempered sometimes. But taking a chance of another Conservative government may not be worth it. Does Kemi beat Angela Rainer? Absolutely, maybe Kemi should move to Labour and fill the boots of Keir Starmer when he goes soon.
With 8 MP’s, Reform are a small new party, and the leader is Nigel Farage. They have a few elected MP’s and a couple of defectors. They have been spreading their policies out for a while now, and most of them are about all the things the Prime Minister will not address. As we are not going into policies, Reform believes that too much money is wasted and can put money back in the UK’s pocket. Its immigration policies are also strong. All other parties call Reform far right, but perhaps they want a lesson in what far right means.
Reform these days is firing back and making comments about the other parties. You cannot blame them. Why shouldn’t they? But it’s sad when they asked a perfectly important question in PMQs and were not given an answer by the PM. Labour is worried about Reform because it is at the top of the polls. An 8 MP party worries a 403-seated party, and it shows they are a threat.
Sir Ed Davey and the Lib Dems have 72 MPs in their party. This party in the past sold out to the conservatives, and at the next election, Nick Clegg paid the price. This is another party, like Labour, that uses any prime time to call for reform. Have they no good policies to chat about? Or are they here just to bicker with other parties? We do not have much to say, but watch at PMQs and the news on how he uses his important time, and maybe diverting from the rotten policies they have.
The Greens are another party to call Reform. This party wants to allow all illegal immigrants to come to the UK. So, guess what? You will be paying for them; crime will go up, so think before you vote for the Greens.
It’s sad how 1 party with 8 MPs must endure comments and the party calling on a daily basis. No one believes Labour with their right-wing shouts. The conservatives are having to look electable, and the Lib Dems just tag onto other parties’ pledges. Only if these parties worked together, how good would that be for the UK?
