I suggest that if you really want to do this the right way, we look at fuel cost in terms of earning power. Nobody buys fuel with % changes of GBP or $, we buy them with actual GBP and $, or whatever local currency applies. So, price increase in a specific currency dfoes makes more sense than %.

But the real impact is as a share of our earnings, so if fuel went up 2x, and so did salaries, I don't see the issue. Interesting, but not worth commenting on any more than the price of, oh, say, salads

Maybe one thing we can agree on first is that it is going to continue to rise. And, the US may move more towards a world price, whatever that price is.

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