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[Banksy]

 

[Egg]

The Transport Minister suggesting that after a meeting with the Government, the RHA leaked the Texaco issues and thus set in train the series of events you described.

You omit to point out that the man Grant Shapps has accused of leaking this news has categorically denied it.

Leak allegations ‘nonsense’, says haulage association executive

Rod McKenzie has denied briefing the media about a meeting between fuel industry chiefs and the Cabinet Office to discuss possible petrol shortages.

www.standard.co.uk

Notwithstanding this, even if there was a leak, please explain to me how, exactly, the transport minister can claim to know who is responsible [mindful he doesn't work for the organisation from which, he claims, the leak came]?! I shall look forward to your response.

 

[Egg]

The Transport Minister suggesting that after a meeting with the Government, the RHA leaked the Texaco issues and thus set in train the series of events you described.

Getting fuel to garages was becoming an issue some time ago. See, for instance, these news stories, both of which date from some considerable time before the issue gained more prominence last week.

Dry fuel pumps across Aberdeen area due to driver shortages

Fuel shortages have been reported in Aberdeen amid reports of cancelled deliveries to add to the ongoing shortfall of goods and supplies. Several petrol

www.eveningexpress.co.uk

All the items hit by the UK's supply chain crisis

Beer, burgers, petrol and pigs in blankets - the list goes on

www.walesonline.co.uk

Given the heightened distribution issues the country has been facing over recent weeks, does it not seem entirely conceivable that a journalist may, of their own volition, have approached the Road Haulage Association, BP, Esso, or whoever, for an update and reported what they were told? That is, after all, what journos are supposed to do.

 

[Mr Jinx]

Well , that was a jolly jaunt. Went to town from our little backwater village to get our weekly shopping from Sainsbury‘s . Road to the store blocked both ends with arseholes queuing for petrol literally a mile each way. Hardly moving and absolutely no provision to get into the store itself for food.All. I could do was turn back.Still we did get some bird seed from the local nursery. What a **** up.

That's a bit harsh. Maybe some of those "arseholes" need fuel for their livelihoods or perhaps take people to critical appointments, be they hospital or otherwise?

 

[tavyred]

You omit to point out that the man Grant Shapps has accused of leaking this news has categorically denied it.

Did I?

 

[Banksy]

That's a bit harsh. Maybe some of those "arseholes" need fuel for their livelihoods or perhaps take people to critical appointments, be they hospital or otherwise?

Or maybe they don’t.I suspect a lot were chancers.At least cordon it off so they waited in their own queue , the road could have allowed for it.I gather from someone who happened to be in that queue that it took 90 minutes for them to reach the pumps .Anyway , no doubt Boris is on top of the whole problem alike a rash at this very moment.
Anyway , according to the minister it’s all down to panic buying isn’t it?

 

[Grecian2K]

A bit rich coming from a member of a government who have based almost their entire communication policy on "leaks" rather than through the proper channels of parliament.

 

[Egg]

The Transport Minister suggesting that after a meeting with the Government, the RHA leaked the Texaco issues and thus set in train the series of events you described.
Rumour has it, the top man of the RHA is a former BBC man, who is/was an avowed remainer. Mr McKenzie denies the accusation of course.

Haulage group says Grant Shapps is ‘ridiculous’ to blame it for petrol panic

Transport secretary had a spiky relationship with hauliers even before the fuel shortage

www.theguardian.com

Again, can you please explain what evidence Shapps could possibly have to substantiate his claim that McKenzie is responsible for leaking details of a discussion which took place at a meeting he was not at? Thanks.

 

[Grecian2K]

Mr McKenzie is from the EVIL BBC!
What more "proof" do you need?

 

[tavyred]

Haulage group says Grant Shapps is ‘ridiculous’ to blame it for petrol panic

Transport secretary had a spiky relationship with hauliers even before the fuel shortage

www.theguardian.com

Again, can you please explain what evidence Shapps could possibly have to substantiate his claim that McKenzie is responsible for leaking details of a discussion which took place at a meeting he was not at? Thanks.

What a silly question, why is it up to
me to justify the validity of Shapps’s claims? It’s like me asking you why do you believe McKenzie when he says he wasn’t responsible. We’re both taking each of the protagonists claims at face value, what’s the difference?
I see you’re now ignoring your earlier accusation where your said I was guilty of omitting the fact that Mr McKenzie was refuting the Transport minister’s comments about the leak. In quoting my post to reply to me, you literally deleted the bit where I expressly said McKenzie denies the claims against him by Shapps.