If you really want to disarm US-centric critics for the Kos, you might consider adding, "In the UK we frequently..." Then they can't think you are having the temerity to criticize the US. As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
The article from our local paper was on Thursday and I can't get an electronic copy, so I'll quote a bit:
An area propane seller is mad about the high price of his produce and he's trying to do something about it. "We have elderly customers who live alone on fixed incomes--citizens who have worked all of their lives and now can't afford the things they need to live on because of these traders and the loopholes they have in our markets." said Jewel Johnson, owner of Pioneer Propane....Johnson has been in the propane business since 1970. He said it's breaking his heart to see so many of his customers forced to choose between propane, gasoline, food or medicine.
The impact of gas prices is mentioned in articles on elimination or reduction of service to Arkansas airports, on job losses in the auto industry and elsewhere. As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
