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Just some clarification. The UK largely imports its oil from Norway, the United States and even Algeria - and produces its own crude from the North Sea. While it clearly has to pay more when the global pricing goes up it's not that reliant on oil from the Gulf states or via Hormuz. Retail pricing is a function of commodity pricing (for refined product) and tax/duty. About 50% of the cost of a gallon of petrol or diesel goes to the government. The rest covers wholesale costs and retailer margin. So it's the UK government that controls retail pricing most. The UK does depend on the Gulf states for aviation fuel but America's exports of aviation fuel have been increasing markedly to take advantage of the Hormuz crisis it created.

How Things Are Really Functioning. Up The Truckers.!!..👍 💚🤍🧡

Who is this foreigner and why is she saying such terrible things about Irish people? Our institutions are failing and thus the state will fail. However the Irish nation will continue. We need complete institutional reform, the state must serve the nation not vice versa.

The Black Forge Inn will be supplying food and support to the protestors in Dublin City Centre. The heroic stand of the Irish people has just begun! 🇮🇪 🙏 #OnlyWarmingUp

Visited the protest on O'Connell St trying to help find a solution. It is unbelievable that the gov has escalated this protest to where fuel is running out on forecourts across the county. Mícheal Martin, pick up the phone, organise a meeting & let these people go home.

Bloody cheek. Cheap smears by Irish Justice Minister, complacently & condescendingly saying Irish protesters - his own fellow citizens - are being manipulated by outside forces. Because of course, they'd never have the nouse to be furious all by themselves. Eejit! Meanwhile, one reason for the protests - huge & increasing carbon taxes on fuel that are imposed because of - eh - that outside force called the EU.

More than half of Scots think North Sea drilling is more important than hitting net zero gbnews.com/news/fuel-cris…

Day 3 of #FuelProtest Embattled Minister for Justice, Jim O'Callaghan seems to walk away from the call to have the Defence Forces on the streets to clear the #FuelProtest ⛽️ But doubles down on his claim that Tommy Robinson is manipulating the protesters. #CostofLivingCrisis #FuelPrices #sixone #FFG

They’re outraged that someone finally dared to stand up to them and expose them publicly. It’s been a long time coming.

The situation in Ireland is exactly what the ruling class want.. Once the military is on the streets there's no going back. Either people fight and take back control of their lives or the cowards in government win. This will be the Litmus test for other countries.

Absolutely pathetic. Irish Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan was just interviewed on RTE and he doubled down on his suggestion that Irish farmers are being manipulated by a British man who lives in Spain. The Irish government has lost the PR battle and they're now flailing about like eejits.

The U.K. is rapidly becoming prison island under Starmer

Caol Nolan TD @CNolanOffaly supports the #Fuelprotests & details some of the absolute waste of taxes being sent oversees - whilst our own hardworking people struggle daily to pay the bills.

Why can't the government meet with fuel protesters, see what can be done about punitive taxes rather than insult and gaslight them?

Very proud to speak in favour of the fine people who are fighting for their and our livelihoods. Whitegate today - my thanks to Rachel Lysaght of @echolivecork #fuelprotest #listentothepeople #whitegate #savejobs #savebusinesses #savefarming @MichealMartinTD @SimonHarrisTD @EddiePunch @kenoflynnTD @independent_ire @rtenews @corkcitycouncil @ciaranmullooly

@VirginMediaNews Shut your mouth absolute c**tknuckle! The said the same thing about the IPAS protests when it was just normal every day Irish citizens. @OCallaghanJim is sending the army in to attack fathers and sons!

Fuel prices in Ukraine are significantly lower than fuel prices in Ireland and we are sending them financial aid ??? #fuelprotest

@GBNEWS About time you covered it"the people's channel"!

'It's gaining pace at an unmerciful speed.' Protester Christopher Duffy on the fuel protests sweeping Ireland, as the army is called in to remove vehicles blocking roads and police begin treating depot demonstrations as 'blockades'.

You signed Net Zero by 2050 into law. That's led to huge solar and wind farms blighting the countryside and seascape. Best to sit out any discussion about nature risks, if I were you.