Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
This is the wholesale price - makes no difference who leads any of the countries impacted - they can decide how to try and cushion the blow but thats it.

Putin did have Europe (as a continent) over a barrel all along. Short of the war ending I'm not sure what the solution is here.
Need a time machine to either not become so dependent on gas or make sure that the UK state owns the supply and method of extraction.

This governments current obsession with 'encouraging investment in the north sea' as a means of short to medium term energy security is practically criminal as they know increasing activity in no way benefits the UK while everything pulled out is sold on the open market.