RE: Really17 Jun 2022 10:04
"I'd phone up a couple of papers and tv stations and embarrass the hell out of the Energy Sec. "
He has ZERO influence on this - a few years back , in Cameron's time, I heard that on the morning of the budget they discovered they'd double counted some income and were £2 Bn short. Osborne just decided to increase the tax on O&G by the required amount on his way to the House - no consultation, no warning. First thing the DTI/OGA etc knew was when they watched him speak on TV