Is Brown right to be worried about OPEC?

[AVGWarhawk]

Skybird is right. There is no obligation morally or just being nice about for OPEC. I believe it was Bush a few months back who was basically begging to lower the cost per barrel as the per gallon of gas in the US was $4.00+. I did not work. Like most things Bush attempted.

[caspofungin]

@jumpy

sorry to hear about your situation, mate. wish i could say things will get better soon...

[Schroeder]

@Jumpy
I hope you situatuion will become better soon.

[jumpy]

S'alright guys, it wasn't a sympathy plug, but I appreciate your thoughts all the same hehe I do find it terribly frustrating at times as some of you lot have probably noticed already

Turning my attention from my own little slice of the world for a moment, all of the global trade and finance and middle east oil interdependency leads to a dangerously fragile chain as we have seen with the money markets and international banks recently.
I can't help but think opec are laughing behind brown's back; regardless of the high duty on fuel here, I do think it's a bit arrogant and hypocritical of him to lecture foreign oil conglomerates on fair policy. Essentially sticking all the blame to the oil producers. They are by no means the wholly responsible parties in this crisis. All share the blame equally and I can foresee this as the beginning and continuation of a lot of finger pointing and denunciation whilst everyone tries to keep on dancing until the music stops, hoping that there will be a chair left for them to sit on.

The trouble with politicians is they always want a panacea for their problems, it is, after all, important to be speaking out against issues and demanding singular remedies. It looks and sounds flashy and 'pro-active' (shudder at that dreadful bastardisation), but totally avoids the necessity of solving the current crisis by using many and varied means of tackling the out of control money markets and all of the baggage that comes with an international recession.
Still, stupid is as stupid does, I guess

[Skybird]

Keep on seeing not only the clouds up there, jumpy, know the sun is behind them, always. That's what Chaplin's tramp would probably do - not let others getting himself down, but hang on to things, smile nevertheless, and don't let his heart drown in anger, or lacking love for others. And I think that small fella is a true hero. I always saw him that way.