by Shaun Wing

Created on: October 28, 2009   Last Updated: November 01, 2009

Born Gassy
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In the news today British Gas has re-named their corporation 'Born Gassy'; it has been long awaited brands re-think, from its gassy fat cats. The whole matter has brought a bad smell to the shareholders as they feel it would have terrible implications to the BG share-price.

All this is of course a joke; however, according to Ombudsmen and Trading Standards, there is no other corporation with as many complaints; in fact it is has three times more than the next business below them. Yes, BG has got many customers across the UK and they do have a huge proportion of the market. So much so, there are 12 divisions across the UK have been placed to create this mass infrastructural giant. All collectively to monopolize the market and become

gas giants. It has worked, and their marketing strategies have wiped the floor with all their competitors. BG is a machine that prints money. They now have centres all over the world that creates extreme complexities in product packages, all designed to put the consumer second on all accounts

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During the mid 1980's BG was a respectably sound business, before the free market was introduced by Thatcher and Reagan. BG was one of the birth-child of the market and never looked back. Over-inflated ego's stamped the corridors getting louder and louder, so loud they couldn't hear the complaints that soured there-after. After-sales consumer complaint courses were part of the BG patter; after-sales techniques became Gustapo camps; where-by a lot of hot-air was produced; it is a pity they didn't recycle it, or maybe not, as it would encourage many complaints; then again, that is what they do so well.

GAS ACT
You could blame the government of 1948 for the Act, it was a Labour government manned by the new PM Clement Attlee. He unlike the present government supremo Brown; simplified visions and took 1062 privately owned gas companies were merged into twelve area Gas Boards with its own management structure. At that time The UK had ample amounts of fuel and therefore saw the Act as a visionary concept that stood the test of time even though the gas then was less refined than it is today, it was regarded as the source of fuel for the future, HAIL Clement Attlee; he wasn't just full of hot-air.

Each area of the UK was divided up like a game of risk, as the gas board became the nerve centre for fuel concerns and rewards for the UK public. The bigger the gas board the bigger the demand for gas, it was simple and believe it or not there

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