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Why would I want to save the planet given the number of idiots that live on it...?

It's only become more expensive at the moment because oil companies aren't subject to the same regulations and price capping as electricity and gas companies. If those companies were free to do what they liked, then electricity and gas prices would have skyrocketed too. Which is the whole point of the thread: we should have consistent regulation and price capping across all domestic fuel suppliers. If we did, then oil prices would be competitive with electricity and gas prices during wars, as well as during 'normal' times. Sigh.

And yet what...?

True 😂

Crazy turnaround at Bolton. They were 2 nil down to Wycombe with 2 minutes of normal time left to play... Now winning 3-2!

Yes, I accept what they're buying wholesale now will be more expensive, but they'll be selling their existing stock first, which they bought at half the price months ago.... Anyway, that's by-the-by... the question I'm asking is: why do some consumer fuels get the benefit of price capping and regulation, and others don't? Why the inconsistency and how is that justifiable?

We 'escaped to the country' 5 years ago and heating oil (Kerosene) just seems to be the norm in rural areas. I'm assuming that's because it's more efficient / cost effective than electric heating systems. In fact, we have a couple of annexes that aren't connected to the central heating system, so we have to use electric heaters in there during the winter, and our electricity bill skyrockets as a result.

"It's not the manager or the system, it's the players that are poor..." (c) Saintsweb Intelligentsia

Out here in deepest darkest Devon there's no mains gas supply to our village / town, ergo we rely on oil deliveries. Unlike electricity and gas supplies, the domestic oil sector is effectively unregulated. Hence the typical cost of domestic heating oil has shot up to around 133 pence per litre, up from circa 60 ppl a week ago. I'm led to believe that oil companies typically have a 3 month stock of domestic heating oil, so they're now selling that stock at over double the price, despite it not having cost them any more (yet). Surely there's got to be some kind of regulation brought in to stop oil companies blatantly profiteering in these situations? Approximately 1.5 million people in the UK rely on domestic heating oil supplies, so it's not an insignificant issue. I'm not a fan of over-bearing regulation but surely there has to be some kind of protection from such blatant racketeering...? Why are gas and electricity consumers protecting by price-capping, but oil users aren't...? P.s. I've also heard / read examples of oil companies cancelling pre-existing orders at the previous price and attempting to re-book at the new price... #scumbags #cartel

Indeed. It's really not very complicated, is it?

Not really.... The same logic applies regardless of the number of teams designated for promotion, I would still do it on merit over the course of the season....

Yes, I can see the pros of the play offs but, regardless, I'm still in favour of the best 3 teams over the course of the season being promoted.

Still this ^