UK diesel stockpiles at crisis lows, raising political questions
Sky News economics editor flags emergency reserves at critically low levels, warning the issue may become central to UK politics.
What to know
- UK emergency diesel stockpiles have fallen to among the lowest levels in the developed world.
- The critically low reserves raise questions about government stewardship of critical infrastructure.
- Sky News reporting suggests this supply vulnerability may become a major political issue.
Ed Conway Sky News economics editor
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Ed Conway flags UK diesel stockpiles at critically low levels
Sky News economics editor Ed Conway posted on X highlighting a chart showing UK emergency diesel stockpiles have dropped to among the lowest levels in the developed world, questioning how the government allowed reserves to reach such critical levels.
“This chart, from the tail end of my explainer here 👇 might be about to become one of the most important issues in UK politics. How and why did the government allow its emergency stockpiles of diesel to drop to one of the lowest levels in the developed world...?”
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👀 This chart, from the tail end of my explainer here 👇 might be about to become one of the most important issues in UK politics. How and why did the government allow its emergency stockpiles of diesel to drop to one of the lowest levels in the developed world...?
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The government does not own the diesel stocks, they belong the free meerkat. This is as the meerkat commands! Diesel stockpiles are terribly expensive, much cheaper for the people who run the system to just have a shortage.
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