It's the same old story 'Blame it on the last lot'.
Yes but the last rises in fuel duty
were brought in whilst they were in power and at least the current lot are attempting to do something about it with the promise of a fuel stabiliser but we will have to wait and see as politicians are not to be trusted at least in my book they aren't !
Until there is a viable alternative to fossil fuels then I'm afraid governments of all political persuasions will continue to look to the motorist as a 'cash cow'
I'm sure I saw a science article a while ago about hydrogen powered cars ?
I expect the idea has been shelved as the oil companies have bribed the team to shut up about it to keep a monopoly on oil