The energy crisis is largely Russian provocation- it's the largest supplier of natural gas to Europe and has put the brakes on this summer
Germany are trying to retaliate by blocking the sign off on the new Russian line but Putin has Gazprom semi-nationalised so they can fuck around. One of the stocks discords was on about the flow being even more restricted earlier in the month
https://www.naturalgasintel.com/eur...ws-reverse-on-key-russian-pipeline-lng-recap/
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Petrol crisis is largely fake off the back of the driver shortage but its what £1.45 at the moment? Most of this is trying to recompense for the lost covid revenue imo, but its also the last hurrah for oil so doubtful that will reduce to April 2020 levels or ever even close. I was getting diesel for 98p in some places at one point!
Personally i read the "economy" talk from crypto realms and it talks about it as if it is an artificial construct generated by governments but imo, the current scenario in the UK is driven more by
russian fuel provocation x poor brexit negotiations x european hgv labour thinking fuck this i am staying in mainland rather than having to sit in tilbury docks for another six hours
Re hgv driver shortage, the IR35 regs should have been pushed back two years. Most of the hgvs are on the books now and stuck in the time & a half working reg scenario as opposed to "independent" contractors smashing it out- i think john eden posted about this in the brexit thread
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No idea what any of the american talk means