Just as the price of petrol rockets.....

[Taf]

Bosses at Scotland's only crude oil refinery have started a shutdown after claiming an impending strike will compromise safety.

Ineos said the Grangemouth refinery could shut for "at least a month", and warned of major fuel shortages.

About 1,200 members of the Unite union are to strike on 27 and 28 April in a dispute over pensions.

"Fuel shortages are likely to begin in Scotland as early as Friday 25 April and the whole of Scotland could be without fuel for at least a month.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7356235.stm

I bet Brownose is not happy... all that revenue lost... and he's already upset 'cos the news media didn't do wall-to-wall coverage of his USA visit... instead they pan him for the 10p tax band debacle...

[steel bat]

Oh well, they'll just have to put the price up again to cover their losses.