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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/14/britain-to-suffer-biggest-economic-shock-in-g7-from-energy/
Britain faces the biggest economic shock in the G7 this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.
In a triple blow for Rachel Reeves, the IMF cut its UK growth forecasts for this year and next, warned of the highest inflation in the G7 and predicted one of the smallest increases in living standards in the world

That's Thatchers privatisation for you.

Most of the UK's key infrastructure and resources were sold off, so the likes of the North Sea oil and gas is owned by private companies selling on the global market and that extortionate cost is passed onto the consumer. The UK has some of the highest energy costs in Europe.
Whereas the French in particular still have a lot of their electricity generation etc part owned by the government so can control the cost of energy much better.

Yeah all the Brits have to do is look at the other side of the North Sea and how Norway have managed it and the sovereign wealth funds they've piled up.

How many of you guys drive your car for a living?. Well not for a living as such but I do use my vehicle to get to sites scattered all over the country to which I'm paid £0.45p a mile. This hasn't been increased in 15 years and it costs me money to drive to site, I can't go to my employer about this as it's a Government figure that only they can change.
I was also told in the late 90's people were paid £0.52p a mile for a 2.0 litre car or above then, how can the Government still be paying £0.45p a mile for travel almost 2 decades later?.

Why cant you go to your employer?  I'm sure you can ask for more regardless of the "approved" government figure. even if you work for a contractor who is completing work for the government I'm sure the rate they charge for completed work will have certainly gone up in the last 15 years..

Yeah, you can approach your employer but any mileage rate over the £0.45p is taxable so no real point in doing that and giving it back to the Government. How can it be the same rate as 15 years ago...Madness

Anything over 45p is deemed a benefit in kind and is taxable, but if it's costing you money to do your job it really is up to your company to up that rate including the tax implications in to that calculation to ensure you aren't at a loss.

The fuel cost is the only hard cost you can provide receipts for and I'd say that amounts to less than half of the 45p so if using your personal vehicle you'd have to prove what proportion of wear and tyre etc. is on work business. These things are deliberately a ball ache!

How many of you guys drive your car for a living?. Well not for a living as such but I do use my vehicle to get to sites scattered all over the country to which I'm paid £0.45p a mile. This hasn't been increased in 15 years and it costs me money to drive to site, I can't go to my employer about this as it's a Government figure that only they can change.
I was also told in the late 90's people were paid £0.52p a mile for a 2.0 litre car or above then, how can the Government still be paying £0.45p a mile for travel almost 2 decades later?.

Average UK costs for fuel were roughly £1.35/L when this rate was introduced in 2011 and it actually wasn't far off that at the end of 2025 prior to DJT and his mate starting things in the Middle-East.

Paul mcGinley is a dick btw

Any praise for McIlroy is through gritted teeth!

I mean it in doubt drive it into the bunker. Play the percentages

He's normally so solid at hitting that bunker too 

The hack of these dweebs in the front row in Holywood in their jackets.

My son knows some of them as they're SUS rugby fellas. Says they're posh wankers 

Nobody landing a glove here. Almost home and hosed. However...

Take it back ya c**t!

Is this the "however" coming up...

He'll be grand.

Nobody landing a glove here. Almost home and hosed. However...

To be this off his game and top of a masters leaderboard is some going.

For the love of God get this done!

If Rose doesn't win this year he'll be kicking himself (again!).

I used to wonder at various groups in society who were taken advantage of and let things pass. How could this happen? Most of the time it happens because people in the main want an easy life and don't want to rock the boat.

This happened in the North for years. People made the best of a bad situation until they were pushed to the brink and even then many sat on their hands and hoped for the best.

There is a difference between an extra 25 quid on a tank of fuel and what happened in the North.

If they go down it will bring some solace to Arsenal fans when City pip them to the league title.

Seemingly the Dublin elites are agin the protesters and the country folk love them...
I got the Dart now hassle while down home the people have sat in traffic for hours because they are commuters.
They are spending the weekend trying to see what forecourt has fuel to get them to work on Monday.

So any notions that there is support for blockades is gone.

Eddie Hobbs interviewed a lad who was five sheets to the wind on X. Patriots on a jollier.

Then beer bellied lugs shouting at 'Garda' traitors tell you all you need to know about them.

I did a random sample of profiles associated with comments on Facebook yesterday and unsurprisingly most of the supporters in the sample are simpletons, layabouts (the Muslims have taken all the jobs), Covid deniers, racists and oul dolls with photos of dogs as their profile pic. DJT would call them low IQ people.

Scott Mills sacked from the BBC after 27 years on the air due to "personal conduct".

Chris Moyles appears to be next.

Couldn't have been more Rory-like in his timing. He waited until he'd finally picked up another shot and Young had dropped one before imploding.

Long way to go yet though. Just needs to focus on getting out of this round without any further damage.

Lowry looking nice but Scheffler sitting within four of the lead looks ominous.

Super Sunday ahead. Yes, Rory just needs to try to pick up at least one and go again tomorrow.

They've just said he hasn't hit a fairway on a par 5 all week.

Big Sunday ahead by the looks of it unless Rory monsters the back 9.