Desperate times call for desperate measures. The UK has rightly supported Ukraine’s cause in its war with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Today’s soaring gas prices are as much a weapon in Putin’s fight as missiles directed at Ukraine and, like them, they will kill. It would be a crime and a folly to let the domestic costs of the war fall disproportionately on the least well off. Solidarity in sharing these burdens is obligatory. So, too, is willingness to shed shibboleths. In wartime, markets are not sacrosanct. Price controls, even rationing, must be on the table.
危急时刻呼唤非常措施。英国正确地支持乌克兰抵抗弗拉基米尔•普京(Vladimir Putin)领导的俄罗斯所发起的战争。在普京手里，当下不断飙升的天然气价格是一件武器，就像对准乌克兰的导弹一样，而且就像导弹，高昂的天然气价格会杀人。让这场战争的国内成本不成比例地落在最不富裕的人身上，将是一种犯罪和愚蠢行为。团结起来分担这些负担是很有必要的。摆脱陈词滥调的意愿也是如此。在战时，市场并不是神圣不可侵犯的。价格管制，甚至配给供应，都必须摆在桌面上。