Has the time arrived for Nationalisation of BP?

Question

Taking into account BP announcing a further 6% rise in profits for the second quarter of this year thanks to rising oil prices, whilst UK motorists pay the highest fuel prices in Europe??

Answer 1

Sure...and we know what happened to Iran (the overthrow of Mossadeq) and Chile (the brutal assasination of Allende) when they tried to do that.  We know who suggested that Hugo Chavez shoud be assasinated (Pat Roberson, polluter and now global warming scam promoter) because of his keeping Venezuela's oil cheap and nationalized.

Answer 2

Profits ? Oh no.What a disgrace.Nationalisation will put a stop to it.

PS UK fuel is the dearest in Europe because of the tax.

Answer 3

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

I think this question was seriously intentioned.

If BP where nationalized it would theoretically be the right thing to do, a hugely succesful company in state ownership with its prosperity going to the Nation.

The problem is we have a Government so grossly incompetent they would engineer snatching failure from the jaws of success.

All the utilities, once nationalised,  are now hugely profitable, because of GREED, they are controlled by foreign investors whose primary objective is to get as much money as they can out of the customer.

Answer 5

It arrived a long time ago - pity it hasn't happened yet.  And what about the other profiteering corporate criminals?

Answer 6

No, because then we would be paying for it....it's not going to be a profitable business for ever. It's not like they don't pay taxes on that huge profit, so they probably help keep taxes on the rest of us down a bit anyway...

Answer 7

Why should the government steal a company? Just because it is profitable?  Why don't you advocate the government stealing money from everyones bank account.  It is just surplus that the government could surely put to good use.

Answer 8

do not agree with teddy ,perhaps we should see a list of shareholders , and then decide , after all fuel is a lifeline ,best kept in the hands of the people ,not only here in GB.

                   Maybe the tory party will do something , like some reseach on the percentage of children of comprehensive school teachers, in private education , and the abuse of our goodwill ,by non domiciles ,who  walk into top media jobs , buy a british education for their children, because it is the best in the world , and flaunt their arrogance  by humiliating a young english girl who was niave enough to think that being herself , she could possibly enter  the gates to join the offloaders, those kept by the taxpayer , and our friends the non doms.

      I have never met miss price , but , so sorry that happened.

Answer 9

No!

Answer 10

this country is run by thieves crooks and legalised embezzlers. you have no! chance. even our legal system is one of the most corrupt in the world.

Answer 11

if it was your business, would you like it nationalised, no i don't think so.

Indeed it is the tax on the fuel that is largely to blame, and for that you should write to Gordon Brown Esq, care of Downing Street, London

Answer 12

Yes and also any other company which bears the name BRITISH - BRITISH PETROLEUM, BRITISH AIRWAYS etc.

When us Socialists all voted for Tony Blair, we expected a high speed five year run of nationalisation and claiming back that which belongs to the people.

Like the late Supermac said in the house of Lords - "Don't sell off the family silver".  This from an old Tory Grandee of the upper class aristocratic type.

So what have we got instead?

So far a bank, N-Rock, which is broke.

I give up on Labour.

The Parliamentary Labour Party now have to go to the TUC with cap in hand and ask for money.

Oh yeah?

What happened to all those years of denial?  When the PLP pretended the Unions did not exist or were of no consequence?

The Labour Party is the creation of the Unions and the Labour Movement - from the Chartists, Karl Marx, Engels, the Methodist Church, the Co-Operative Party and Movement etc.

My advice to Socialists, nationalise everything in sight, including the bank of England.  Even the land itself.

REMEMBER THE TOLPUDDLE MARTYRS

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Answer 13

Why BP only there are lots of business in India making profit from small petty shops to big business houses.

Answer 14

BP is now owned by russia so I can only assume you mean for them to nationalise. Because it is presently based in the uk we at least get taxes on profits.

Answer 15

Yes.

Also British Gas and the electricity companies.

Answer 16

Only if you want to pay even MORE!!!