(ballcock ) Nobody gives one about the middle east, all eyes are now on the Ukraine.''

Not so sure about that B C? Perhaps forgotten for the moment but when prices rise ??

The Suez Canal is approximately 120 miles (193 kilometers) long, with an average transit time of 12 to 16 hours. Serving as a crucial artificial waterway, it allows ships to bypass the lengthy and hazardous trip around the southern tip of Africa.

Surely if that passage was stopped the prices of goods in the UK would rise. Then the complaints would be heard.