Yes, it's the Silly Season, and the hot weather has gone to somebody's head.
On Monday ... Ed Miliband is to explicitly call out politicians who reject net zero policies for betraying future generations in an unprecedented update to parliament about the state of the climate crisis, which he is calling “an exercise in radical truth-telling” ... In what is planned to be an annual event, [he] will make a “state of the climate” address to the Commons setting out the findings of a new Met Office-led report that says the UK is already facing extreme weather and its effects. “I feel a deep sense of responsibility to the British people to tell them the truth about what we know about the climate and nature crisis. I want this to become an annual statement where it’s an exercise in radical truth-telling about the state of the climate and nature."
If he's for the chop, he's decided to go down fighting. Well, let's see what he comes up with. I'm thinking we might have something to say about this.
ND
UPDATE: well, nothing to see here! - what a bizarre outpouring of hot air that pre-briefing was. "An exercise in radical truth-telling", my arse: the much-vaunted "Statement" is completely empty. (Check for yourself: it's 30 second's reading at most) Another day in the crusading life of Mili.
AFTERTHOUGHT: In fact, it's so vacuous, I'm half-inclined to wonder whether he was reined back on something more "substantial" he'd intended to say ...
Is channelling Jonathan Aitken really his wisest move?
ReplyDeleteAllow me.
ReplyDeleteHe will spout complete bollocks.
That is ONE thing he a master of.
hope sir keebend will put him out of his misery soon.
ReplyDeleteIs he going to tell us truthfully what it will cost us all?
ReplyDelete“You can’t put a price on survival!”
DeleteTTK is only keeping this manic idiot on, so that when Reachall Thieves hikes taxes in a month or so's time, he can tell the marxist twonk to piss off, and therefore we'll all get our electricity bills back to normality...
ReplyDeleteThere's no money in it - unless you are a pseudo-consultant. Nothing but cost and inconvenience. Trump etc have the right (political) idea - burn oil and gas. The game for the big boys is to corner as much as possible while it lasts and jump ship at the last decade.
ReplyDeleteNone of the greenery will actually turn big countries over to Net Zero. In the end Nature will take its course and possibly lots of people won't get born. Possibly there will be conflict over the last oil well or juicy apple. But politicians like Miliband will make no difference except for wasting time and resources.
He means well but it is a terrible thing for a politician to admit they can do nothing - they are a waste of space. Meanwhile offer piddling grants to folk who either don't need or can't afford anyway.
"Scrobs. said...
ReplyDeleteTTK is only keeping this manic idiot on, so that when Reachall Thieves hikes taxes in a month or so's time, he can tell the marxist twonk to piss off, and therefore we'll all get our electricity bills back to normality..."
In your dreams, Scrobs! The Great Blob has long fallen for the Great Climate Scam
Well - nothing more to be said on Miliband's "statement" - see update at foot of post. What a farce!
ReplyDeleteA Milistatement.
ReplyDeleteLike a Millisecond.
Or a Millimetre.
Very small stuff.
A thought for the future.
ReplyDeleteThe US will defend the Saudi oil wells.
But, if the green transition occurs, would they defend the Saudi Solar Panels?
OT, a couple of years ago a former Scots Guardsman called Jordan Chadwick, who signed up to fight for Ukraine, was found dead in a reservoir behind the lines, hands tied behind his back. There was due to be an inquest.
ReplyDeleteAnyone know what the results were?
I thought our quixotic attempt to bring UK style democracy to Afghanistan was a huge waste of blood and treasure, but I hadn't realised it also involved bringing Afghanistan to the UK.
ReplyDelete(I think my remark at the time was 'if they want the UK and Afghanistan to be more like each other, why not just wait a couple of decades for the UK to make the adjustment?')