The public see sense on climate change - pity about the government

The public see sense on climate change - pity about the government | John Redwood MP

The Poll in the Observer shows how much more sensible the public is about climate change that many of the governments. On a week-end when our Prime Minister jets off to the Middle East to ask them to pump more oil out of the ground to lower the price the public are right to be cynical about their government’s commitment to curbing their own emissions. When the UK government imposes far more tax on petrol than the oil companies and producing countries charge for their product the public understands that the government is using green taxes as a convenient way of raising revenue. It is merely posturing about the price because people are now finding it hard to pay for life’s necessities.