The price of oil is not in Governmental control............................................calling Sheik Ali Baba, will this protest grab your attention..
On a taxation note, we are not taxed on fuel THAT much more than the rest of the EU. If Mr brown/ Darling reduce fuel taxation they would just have to get it elsewhere, ie. Road Tax, Income Tax, cigs, tobacco, etc. Or, just shut a few hospital wings.....education.....schools.
This is one of the few taxes we are in control of, ie. use your car less. Nobody likes the price of fuel at the mo, £1 a litre now seems a bargain! However, there are several threads regarding the crisis (price), and the conclusion is that it is "other" external forces.