Petrol shortages aren't coming for Britain — neither is anything else

Spectator Australia · John Power · Tuesday 21 April 2026

Petrol shortages aren't coming for Britain — neither is anything else

The Spectator imports British bowser anxiety to Australian readers while Hormuz traders shrug and Britain's actual decline rolls on regardless.

The Spectator's importing British petrol-pump anxiety to Australian readers like we share a forecourt. Britain's not getting shortages because Britain's already running on fumes — Hormuz is just the excuse this fortnight. Mate, we've got our own oil dependency to worry about, and not one drop of it sloshes out of Surrey.

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