The recent rapid increase in value of diesel and petrol has caused chaos across the world – in more ways than you’d think.

Riots escalating across many districts in St. Helier on Saturday led to half a dozen people suffering from severe injuries, with one offender, John Smith, being identified and arrested by police. Two additional offenders have been identified, and anyone with information is urged to contact the States of Jersey Police on 123456.

Many members of the public have become exponentially frustrated and are accusing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as the main culprit behind the inflation. The invasion dates back over a number of years, however it became a true crisis around February 2022, with the invasion causing Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II, resulting in more than eight million Ukrainians fleeing the country and a third of the population displaced. This has led to many economic sanctions, affecting distribution of many goods with fuel taking the spotlight. This has affected various aspects of life for not only Jersey citizens, but the globalisation of fuel as a whole. The troubles of this have caused far more strict regulation on the commodification of oil and gas, and so this has naturally mitigated supply.

We spoke to a number of Jersey citizens, including Mark Jones (16) who said the price of fuel is making it “very hard for me to get around the island on my moped”. We also spoke to Lucy Parker who touched on how her family have been forced to walk exceptionally long distances to work & school, “it’s just unsustainable. The already extremely high cost of living here in Jersey is only increasing further due to petrol, and wages aren’t increasing nearly enough for us and many others to stay afloat”. This comment refers to the massive cost of living crisis surrounding masses of islanders, with the price of basic needs like food, shelter and clothing skyrocketing in the past few years. This has resulted in massive public backlash, particularly with the election of new States of Jersey members imminent.

ROAD RAGE AT LE ROCQUIER

A serious car accident between two teenagers took place at crossroads near Le Rocquier school at around 7pm last night, with one witness describing the incident as “the result of simply foolish acts”. One of the teenagers is believed to have suffered a cracked vertebrae, however there has been no formal confirmation of his injuries. A statement from the headteacher of Le Rocquier school read “We are deeply saddened by the news of this incident and we hope the people effected make a full recovery”.

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Front page – Big fuel meter

Fuel Price Graph

Royal Square Picture

Picture of empty motorbike fuel guage