A possible standstill threatens Britain

The union of Britain's petrol tanker drivers have decided that the proposals from fuel distributors did not go far enough in guaranteeing minimum standards for safety and training and are thinking about going on strike. There are no strike dates set yet and it is hoped that more talks will prevent strikes altogether. But in the mean time the army has been training soldiers to take over fuel transport in the event of a strike. The union has said that if it comes to a strike, deliveries to the emergency services will continue.


I feel that the petrol tanker drivers are completely in their rights, they are petitioning for minimum standards for safety and training! Most of the accidents on motorways are caused by trucks, so if this can help diminish that i'm all for it. I do wonder why the fuel distributors are against those standards, perhaps the feel it costs too much or that they won't be efficient enough but I feel that even if it saves only 1 live it is worth it.

Finally four charged in Jamie Dack case

3 man and 1 women have been charged with the murder of Jamie Dack. Jamie's body had been found by firemen tackling a blaze in the bin at the Empress Road industrial estate in Southampton. Ryan Woodmansey, 31, Lee Nicholls, 28, Andrew Dwyer-Skeats, 25, and Donna Chalk, 20, are charged with murder, false imprisonment and conspiracy to rob. Dack was probably kidnapped to steal his bank card and was attacked with a baseball bat before being stabbed to death and set on fire

I am rather happy that, in this gruesome murder case, four people have been finally charged. I hope they will be found guilty and I would like to learn their motives how what seemed to be a fairly standard robbery turned in to a gruesome murder and desecration. I hope the firemen won't be traumatized by their find and that if it turns out they are, psychological help will be provided.