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Can you imagine an analysis of gas prices that reads like a thriller?
Ed Conway, UK based journalist who works for Sky TV and The Times UK, manages to do just that in a fascinating tweet thread on gas prices in the UK.
Here's how he sets the context, in a gripping way:
The rest of the thread is a mind-boggling series of facts - all of which taken together result in the seemingly absurd situation of the UK seeing high consumer gas prices despite a supply glut.
Here are the summarised facts:
Overall, a gripping analysis and storytelling of the situation. Three storytelling techniques used by Ed Conway in the thread:
And presto - you've got yourself a thriller on gas prices!
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Ravi
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