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12th October 2000
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French ginnwoment gets tough as hauliers, farmers, taxi drivers and aMbekince drivers picket refineries, ports and road Inks after turning down a rebate of 3,5p/It en fuel, back dated to January with the promise of tax concessions to foil The Stanlow Oil refinery demonstration begins in the early hou By nightfall, more than 100 road protests were under way and least 100 oil terminals and refineries were receiving the atten of farmers and hauliers.

Panic buying in the North-West of England and Wales marks the first real signs of a national emergency. The UK government dismisses the protest declares its no climb-down policy and pl the "schools and hospitals need the funds" card. Significantly, environmental hand is not played. Chancellor Gordon Brown giv for fuel tax concessions. Petrol stations in the North-West and Wales begin to close.

El The French blockades are lifted as hauliers accept an Improv deal and the promise that their tax burden will be eased next 1 Major congestion problems are experienced in the North-East nd as slew moving convoys hold up traffic. Motorists toot r horns in support, despite the Inconvenience and delays.

Primo Minister cuts short a visit to Hull as the police di moving lorry driver protest, causing greater congestion the protesters could have hoped for. Fuel In South Wales and Merseyside is almost exhausted because of panic buying, The ds round the country, with queues forming where there shortages. Devon fishermen Join the protest at refinery gates. Union leaders attending the TUC congress In Glasgow accuse protesters of bullying and urged them to stop their action.

Oil companies meet the PM who talks tough and promises to restore fuel supplies inside 24 hews This encourages the protesters to continue for at least another 24 hours. More tha 10,000 fuel stations around the country are almost dry. Refl and fuel depot gates are still closed, but protesters are care not to block emergency fuel deliveries.

Esso reverses a fuel price increase. About 80 military tankers despatched to strategic points around the UK as fuel runs dry. ency services such as hospitals go on red alert. Motorwa Ices are almost as empty as the petrol stations. Postal warn of likely delays; some essential foods are ration tests come to an end, with the threat of more to follow if t ernment falls to act. Stanlow protesters say they will re SO days if they are not satisfied.

t meeting of the rnment's Fuel 'Supply TaskForce.

hProtesters in Peterborough appoint eight spokesmen to t with government isters the following d eir•IM um of Agreement

published by the Fuel Supply TaskForce.

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Organisations: UK government
People: Gordon Brown
Locations: Glasgow

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