tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post4881349410630075691..comments2024-03-06T17:19:25.610+00:00Comments on Caron's Musings: Fuel Duty: SNP rant but Lib Dems actAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-79078016948000743812010-04-10T14:03:39.450+01:002010-04-10T14:03:39.450+01:00I think you might also give an honourable mention ...I think you might also give an honourable mention to Alastair Carmichael who has been pursuing this at Westminster for a considerable time and with every respect to George Lyon, long before he raised it in Europe. He has come up against an absolute Treasury block on it but as I recall the last time he raised it, he got a more sympathetic hearing from Alastair Darling.Richard Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225331967587897653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-47618790067974158662010-04-10T11:31:28.607+01:002010-04-10T11:31:28.607+01:00Further, I feel you should never be in a position ...Further, I feel you should never be in a position where you are obliged to have a car. I've managed to 45 without even learning to drive but in the mean time public transport has withered on the vine as people in non-rural areas decide they must have a car (or two) then afterwards try and retro-fit excuses as to why they 'need' it.<br /><br />That in itself is bad enough, but in deregulated times, it lessens demand for public transport and those of us who loyally stick with it are penalised for something outwith our power when routes are cut and fares rise. <br /><br />If motorists think petrol is expensive they should look at the cost of public transport fares over the same period.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126139486048659998noreply@blogger.com