The Great Green Con: Labour's climate measures mainly hot air


	The Great Green Con: Labour's climate measures mainly hot air

JICWyllie

4-20-2009 3:43 AM

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1-climate change, 1-policy, 2-failure, 3-reported, 4-uk

JICWyllie says:

The Labour Government is spinning itself and the rest of us into a disaster. The result is liable to be an ironic combination of energy shortages and increased green house gas emissions. Is it not possible to legislate against lying? Even it not in Labour's interest, couldn't the other Parties make it an issue.

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