tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post5923753889181032195..comments2023-08-22T16:18:38.393+01:00Comments on Rail Thing - Friends of the S&D: hard figuresUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589444.post-66048118156178346602011-07-14T10:53:49.005+01:002011-07-14T10:53:49.005+01:00What politicians & economists call "fuel ...What politicians & economists call "fuel poverty" considers only domestic heating including electricity, bulk of which comes from the very same fossil sources this blog considers applied to transport, peak oil implications. Its all part of one "elephant in the room" so if you are feeling robust today, background reading & hard statistics here:<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14151032<br /><br />People having now to leave their cars at home more, forced to walk or heave out that long-forgotten "sleeper" bicycle from shed or back bedroom where public transport dont cover need. Bath looks more like Cambridge now. Alarmingly high proportion of homes also turned off their heating for same reasons during the last bitter winter months. This is the reality, links to such other items via the above address.<br /><br />Wake up politicians, this is hurting us, the "little people" with shoulders to wheels. Some of us (a lot of us in an ageing population) have mobility problems and taxi fares are not cheap, plus they are road motor cars so part of the "old thinking". Shetland pony & little trap, anyone? Their pollution can make your garden vegetables grow really well. Sales of veg seed packets reported gone sky high too btw, like shades of "Dig For Victory".Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346120168038544874noreply@blogger.com