Let's all go foragin' for faggots in the wood eh, master Scott. Must keep the investment portfoilio's going even if a few more die because of it.

Another one who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing!

Peter K Day, Doncaster, UK/ Yorkshire

The government wants people to be more efficient energy users, but doesn't like people paying the true market price of very scarce resources. How are energy companies expected to find new sources of energy without making money on a high demand low supply commodity? As long as the regulatory environment is open enough to new entry, competition is the best control on pricing - the problem is that, at the moment, gas and oil are very expensive to source. Making energy a poorer investment and taking money away from being able to be reinvested in new supply will make it much more difficult in future. Better high prices than blackouts!

Scott Wilson, Norwich,

Forget the windfall tax, resolve the energy issue at its source and force the energy companies to offer genuine lowest energy prices to the poorest consumers.
Social tariffs in the energy market. There is a Petition at:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SocialTariffs/
to the Prime Minister which aims to force the Government to provide legislation to force UKs Energy Companies to provide affordable low cost energy to the poorest consumers.
The Independent Gas and Electricity Consumer Watchdog states the government should have new legislation to support fuel poverty and thereby ‘force’ Energy Companies through Mandatory commitments to provide affordable energy. Government must take the lead and require fair pricing for the poorest consumers.
The Government's aim of eradicating fuel poverty among vulnerable consumers by 2010 has been derailed by the energy price rises of 2003/07. With no real incentive for companies to act voluntarily.
Please support this important Petition.

Carl L Witcombe, Gwent, UK