NEWS FLASH: Petrol Blockade Bites In Britain

Tuesday, 12 September 2000, 6:00 pm
Article: Alastair Thompson

A blockade over high petrol prices in Britain is starting to bite with panic buying as pumps run dry. Troops are on standby, the government is getting extra powers, and rogue petrol stations are selling petrol at 11 pounds a gallon.

Meanwhile OPEC says don't blame them as they have lifted production three times this year – rather, says OPEC, consumers should blame the high taxes taken by Western government's.

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