Fuel nonsense is rediculous, especially given that no strikes have been announced. Government scaremongering and a public that can't think outside of what newspapers tell them.
Bean Counters, that's who to blame. There is no slack in the system as it costs money! Accountants say stockpiled "what-ever" is money not working, or worse, a potential asset to oportunistic hostile "take-over-bids".
Get used to shortages as the "system" gets "leaner"... Sorry..
Governments calm things down - So they don't have to deal with it. Media "Fan the flames" - so they have a Story. "Plebs" - just follow the Ebb and flow...