Give over, Darling

Alastair Darling, rumoured to be the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has responded to the latest electricity and gas price hikes by urging the utility companies to keep prices down. This is the same man who boosted the excise tax on motor fuel in October, despite the fact that world oil prices were close to record levels. And he has another increase scheduled for April. Maybe it's time to lead by example.