Sunday, December 05, 2010

Minister quits winter ice for climate junket
ENTERPRISE Minister Jim Mather has sparked fury by jetting off to a Mexican holiday resort on a climate change junket.

As Scotland is gripped by the worst snowfall in 45 years, Mr Mather flew out on Saturday to Cancun, where temperatures soared to a balmy 79F yesterday.

Flanked by two officials, he joined the UK’s 45-strong delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
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And Emma Boon, of the Taxpayers’ Alliance added: “It is ludicrous hypocrisy for the minister to spend time and taxpayers’ money flying out to Cancun to talk about climate change.”

Labour’s David Whitton pointed out that a meeting of Holyrood’s finance committee in Carnoustie, Angus, had to be cancelled due to the bad weather.

He said: “It is ironic that Jim Mather is able to get to Mexico but we can’t even get to Carnoustie.”

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