GRD II, f2.4, 1/20, ISO 200, RAWOne of the hottest themes in the last days in the UK has been the strike by Shell tanker drivers. This caused some chaos since it disrupted the supply to petrol station across the country and caused over 100 petrol stations to close.
While this did not really affected me, since I don't have a car and instead have the pleasure to use one of the worlds worst and most expensive public transport systems, it got me thinking.
We are still so dependent on petrol and although we know it's going to run out soon we still did not manage to develop suitable alternatives. Or did we? The Is there interest to introduce alternatives at the moment or is there enough interest in keeping it the way it is? Would countries like Saudi Arabia be as wealthy as they are now and buy weapons from the US and UK without the demand for oil or would there have been an Iraq war without the prospect for oil? Whatever the answer, for now at least we will continue the way we are since the dispute has been settled. Too much money and too many interests at risk to let this escalate or go on longer, plus where would the government get their petrol tax money from?
