If there is one thing which is going to put me off the whole save-the-world global warming debate now, it is the sickening sound of Ed Milliband jumping on the youth band-wagon in a pathetic attempt to become politically meaningful again, if he ever was in the first place. It is bad enough to have children telling you off about your lifestyle everywhere you turn.
When reminded that Britain contributes a mere 1% toward greenhouse gasses and he would be better off going to China to spread the message (I wish) he said that Britain should hold the moral high ground and set the standards for the rest of the world. After the Weapons of Mass Destruction lies and the ongoing shambles of Brexit? He must be fucking joking.
Emma Thompson travelled 5000 miles by airplane to attend the Evolution Extinction rally in Trafalgar Square the other day. When confronted with this uncomfortable but incontrovertible fact, she said "Yes, but I am fortunate enough to be able to offset my carbon footprint."
This country is being taken over by a bunch of Waitrose shoppers.
This country is being taken over by a bunch of two-faced wankers.
ReplyDeleteWho shop in Waitrose.
DeleteWherever they shop they're all fucking hypocrites.
DeleteI've been ticked-off this morning (by Lady M) for not being 'green' enough. I don't really know what more I can do! Maybe Millyfuck can tell me.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Greta would be pleased to.
DeleteThrow away your wood burner and drain the swimming pool.
DeleteIn which case I shall continue to be 'Orange'.
DeleteYou don't need a fake tan at your age.
DeleteI'm not sure what Thompson meant by her being fortunate enough to 'neutralise' her carbon footprint. Do you? Will she no longer travel anywhere?
ReplyDeleteActually she said 'off-set' and I am about to correct the text above. I think she meant that she is rich enough to get credits by having an expensive house with expensive green add-ons. A bit like buying pardons from a medieval priest - it means fuck all in terms of reality.
DeleteThink we need to look at green house gas emissions per capita
ReplyDeleteLet he without an arsehole cast the first stone.
DeleteI hope you can help me on this, because I no longer remember many things for more than one second after I hear them. Listening to a program on NPR this morning about podcasts, there was an interview with a Scot woman with a podcast aimed at getting people to give up carbon producing transportation for methods that do not, or use less per capital. Bicycles, and trains were methods, and they were claiming a large number of converts and large savings, and web sites that helped people understand how to get from Scotland to Denmark on a train, and how to travel that way with children. Anyway, I listened, and it was fascinating, and that's all I recall right now.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure who that is, but I am willing to bet that it is cheaper to get from Scotland to Denmark by train than it is to get from England to Scotland by train. It's cheaper to fly.
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