Fuel protests in the UK - good thing or not

There is a significant online community who perceive there has been “success” hence wanting to bring the protests to the UK.

I very much question the significance of that online community.

there are successful fuel protests in Ireland and other countries are also having fuel protests in Europe.

How are they successful?

If they try this crap here, I hope the government steps in quickly and arrests the lot of them.

This is what causes shortages. Panic buying like toilet rolls in Covid.

This will be so annoying, how are people supposed to get to the hospital etc if needed? All this type of protest will do is hurt innocent people. Probably just so Mr F and TR can grandstand with more of their usual nonsense.

Causing disruption was not the aim. The aim was to cause disruption AND GET FUEL PRICES REDUCED. Which did not happen. The protests were a failure and you are wilfully ignoring that fact.

Your whole premise is nonsense. The Irish protests did not achieve anything. "They brought the issue to the forefront" Do you think people aren't aware of the cost of fuel? And now that they are over, what's going to happen that wouldn't have happened anyway? Nothing. The Irish government had already reduced excise duty and increased the rebate for those who were protesting. There are more cuts coming, but they were DELAYED because of the protests, not sped up.

Nothing was achieved by those protesting, nothing. And it was sickening to see them jumped on by the far right lunatics as usual.

Taking of JSO didn’t the last government introduce a law because of them that prevents blockading or preventing people from going about their daily life? If that’s still in place then I assume the government could just use it in the same way they subdued the riots in 2024

Assuming they have cleared out the prisons a bit.

I’m Irish here and not really sure what yo think has been successful about their blockades because that’s exactly what they were. Yes they were disruptive but could have been dismantled at any time by the governance as they successfully were last night and early hours of this morning. The government gave them the opportunity to do this themselves but when they chose not to they ultimately stepped. I wholeheartedly support the right to peaceful protest but this was organised was organised not just to inconvenience but completely disrupt a country which is wrong and the whole thing has been taken up by a far right rhetoric who are jumping on the bandwagon and lumping in along with immigrants and the like.

I’ll probably sound like a snob but couldn’t give a shit. It’s quite clear to see the people supporting vs the people against. And it’s the ones who don’t have to worry about getting to work in the morning who are the most vocal supporters. Most reasonable not racist shits think it’s a disgrace

When are these due to happen if they do?

I’ve seen the dates for the England ones posted online shred by a farmer.

Wait and see if people actually take part I guess.

I don’t expect our government to do anything though. Reeves needs all the pennies from the tax on it so she won’t shave any off.

People will just cut back and tank the economy a bit more by spending less elsewhere.

I guess if the government lowered fuel tax they would have to cut funding something else which will also have implications.

Oh god

Gonna have to buy a full tank tomorrow then 🥺

Op they don’t have mass support- I work on a checkout and everyone I talk to says something has to be done but I’m not sure this is the right thing. People are very worried, I’ve talked to numerous carers who were late for or missed appointments and people who had to cancel hospital appointments because they couldn’t consider driving hours to a hospital because of pain.

Unless the price has dropped, the whole thing failed. Shouting and protesting might cause chaos - but often achieves nothing. 🤷‍♀️

Think I'd be more upset about those two being on my tv screen again than I would about the fuel!

Of course they are blockades. And absolutely will just cause chaos without achieving anything, just like the idiots in just stop oil protests

No, of course it wouldn’t be a fucking good thing. The Irish protests have been orchestrated/infiltrated by the far right, and no doubt the same thing would happen here with Farage and Tommy Robinson jumping on the bandwagon. Huge anxiety, disruption and inconvenience would be caused to the public with zero benefit. Fuel costs are higher because of a supply issue, which reducing fuel duty would do absolutely nothing to resolve. The protesters should blockade the US embassy if they want to target the people actually responsible.

All I’ve seen is people blocking the roads, in one case stopping a man driving his wife who was in labour to the hospital.

And if people cut back on the amount that they use their cars because of the cost or difficulties getting fuel, the drop in sales could more than offset the additional tax revenue generated by the increase in prices.

It was 2000, not 2001.

The blockades in Ireland haven’t achieved anything.

You should take your tinfoil hat off, and do some research before you post this drivel!

Jesus - this type of crap-tivism boils my piss - the idiots cutting down cameras etc.

put down the right wing media… it’s the same grunts that bang on about only spending cash, 15 minute cities etc. conspiracy theory right wing lunatics.