The news of Shell UK oil's £13 billion profits this morning was the first thing I heard. The second thing was a bunch of clips from Men Off The Street, saying it was outrageous that Shell earns so much when petrol is that expensive at the pumps. This confuses two things. Shell shouldn't earn so much, and I reckon a lump sum tax on profits of, oh, let's say, £13 billion to be earmarked as a reward for the first person to come up with a car running entirely on Men Off The Street would be entirely appropriate.

Meanwhile, cutting the price of petrol at the pumps means everyone will drive their cars more than ever, and we'll all be dead of drowning and cancer in 50 years rather than 100. I wish people would stop complaining about the price of petrol. Guess what? That's the price you pay for Earthocide. When the price of petrol is £5 a litre, maybe then I'll get down with the cause, if only because I'll probably stop getting lifts.