THE fuel protestors are about to kick off again. The Treasury points out that fuel duty funds public services while sending out an appropriate environmental message. But that’s not good enough for some people. In 2000, parts of the country ground to a halt, there were massive queues for petrol and troops had to be sent in to keep supplies moving. Since much of the British Army is currently otherwise occupied, it’s certainly not a good time to upset the police – which is, unfortunately, just what the Government has done by proposing to postpone the full implementation of their 2.5 per cent pay rise. Now the rozzers are even muttering about wanting the right to strike. Doubtless many former miners are entirely overwhelmed with sympathy.