MANY will be cynical of the government's decision to postpone a 2p rise in fuel duty.
The increase has been put off from October until at least next March.
With an important by-election coming up in Glasgow and having already suffered some humiliating defeats in local council elections, it was obvious the opposition would jump all over this announcement.
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Families across the UK have been struggling for months with huge rises in the cost of living and calls for help appeared to have fallen on deaf ears.
Until now.
So it is little wonder many will be left feeling that the delay in this duty is nothing more than an election ploy.
With all talk of a recession, what people wanted was some firm action from the government, not a half-hearted attempt at proving it really does care.
We recognise it is not just the UK that is suffering at the hands of the credit crunch at the moment and to lay the blame at the door of the government would be wrong.
But when times are difficult people look to those in charge and so far we have seen little evidence of any real help or support from the people who are supposed to be guiding this country through such difficult times.
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