But saying it is the French makes it sooooo much worse ;) Anyway, I thought we had some sort of naval treaty with the French specifically for this sort of situation? (View Post)

I would suggest that keeping the lights on and our homes warm is pretty high on the list of priorities for any Government. Though I accept that with Miliband in charge this is by no means a certainty. (View Post)

The Marsh Arabs in Southern Iraq similarly. Encouraged to rebel against Saddam back in 1991 and then abandoned when the West decided not to pursue regime change. (View Post)

Its not so much being worried about the Dutch. More that if things get really tight then there is no gaurantee that gas will head our way. For a start they have their own domestic needs (they current… (View Post)

There is little prospect that we won't need some form of gas backup for decades to come. No matter what the Greens try to claim, renewables are not reliable enough at present to provide security… (View Post)