Planetary Spin
The Vicar of Downing Street, who has done so much for multilateralism by helping to unite most of the globe against Bush's America and Bush's Blair's Britain, has been accused of "undermining international efforts to tackle climate change".
Apparently a group of environmentalists claim that the Prime Minister's actions on the environment do not match his rhetoric. This is, of course, a considerable shock.
"Despite the huge difference in historic rhetoric on the key issues of climate change and the control of hazardous chemicals, the actual negotiating position of the Prime Minister becomes daily less discernible from that of George Bush," the environmentalists' leader calumnified. This is, of course, even more of a shock. The idea that the Prime Minister's position has ever been discernible from that of George Bush is a new one on me.
"It is becoming clear," the slander continued, "that all the talking up has been aimed more at trying to please environmentally concerned voters and green organisations than demonstrating the will to actually use leadership in tough negotiations." In other words, New Labour - the party of Peter Mandelson, Alastair Campbell, and the 9/11 Bad News Burial Tactic - is accused of being more concerned with public relations than with a sane environmental policy. Well, of all the cheek.
The Government's chief scientific adviser has given his scientific opinion that the environmentalists are being "grossly unfair", and that Bush's Blair's Britain's presidency of the G8 has achieved an "enormous amount". Almost a quarter of the states in the US have expressed a wish to engage in emissions trading, and the G8 has issued a statement saying they will act "with resolve and urgency now to meet our objectives of reducing greenhouse gas emissions." These are certainly enormous achievements. If there is one thing we need in the wake of all those hurricanes, it is more hot air about our good intentions.
The Government's chief scientific adviser also gave his scientific opinion that Tony and his chums can save the planet without adverse impact upon growing economies. "I don't think that any country is going to manage a process where the suspicion is that they will need to reduce their GDP growth," he said. So despite limited resources on a finite planet, our economies will keep growing indefinitely because no country is going to tackle climate change otherwise. Well, that's a comfort.
Apparently a group of environmentalists claim that the Prime Minister's actions on the environment do not match his rhetoric. This is, of course, a considerable shock.
"Despite the huge difference in historic rhetoric on the key issues of climate change and the control of hazardous chemicals, the actual negotiating position of the Prime Minister becomes daily less discernible from that of George Bush," the environmentalists' leader calumnified. This is, of course, even more of a shock. The idea that the Prime Minister's position has ever been discernible from that of George Bush is a new one on me.
"It is becoming clear," the slander continued, "that all the talking up has been aimed more at trying to please environmentally concerned voters and green organisations than demonstrating the will to actually use leadership in tough negotiations." In other words, New Labour - the party of Peter Mandelson, Alastair Campbell, and the 9/11 Bad News Burial Tactic - is accused of being more concerned with public relations than with a sane environmental policy. Well, of all the cheek.
The Government's chief scientific adviser has given his scientific opinion that the environmentalists are being "grossly unfair", and that Bush's Blair's Britain's presidency of the G8 has achieved an "enormous amount". Almost a quarter of the states in the US have expressed a wish to engage in emissions trading, and the G8 has issued a statement saying they will act "with resolve and urgency now to meet our objectives of reducing greenhouse gas emissions." These are certainly enormous achievements. If there is one thing we need in the wake of all those hurricanes, it is more hot air about our good intentions.
The Government's chief scientific adviser also gave his scientific opinion that Tony and his chums can save the planet without adverse impact upon growing economies. "I don't think that any country is going to manage a process where the suspicion is that they will need to reduce their GDP growth," he said. So despite limited resources on a finite planet, our economies will keep growing indefinitely because no country is going to tackle climate change otherwise. Well, that's a comfort.
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