From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Tony Williams wrote:
> Phil Payne wrote:
>
>> Colder and drier than any November I remember.
>>
>> Some might suggest a price rise from 43p a therm to 80p a therm
>> within a single week is worth comment:
>>
>> http://business.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=2261592005
>>
>
> [from the article]
>
>> Stoked by the nationwide cold snap, gas for next-day delivery has hit
>> 80p a therm, up from about 43p a week ago - the highest price reached
>> in eight months.
>
>
> Sounds awfully like profiteering to me. Are there no controls to prevent
>  the gas companies doing this? If the price goes up too much people -
> mainly old and poor - are going to die.
>
Oddly I have a feeling it is in order to win the "new nukes" argument.

Adam

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