Those who know me may well have come across my less than accommodating views of David Cameron's environmental agenda. Last Thursday channel 4 aired a provocative and thought provoking programme labelled "The Great Global Warming Swindle". Citing acclaimed scientists and even the co-founder of Greenpeace it is a chilling documentary as to how twisted theories are being presented as the undeniable truth and anyone who questions them is portrayed in the same category as Nazi holocaust deniers. If you have not done so already I urge everyone to view the link to the programme and at the very least question the way that this agenda is being carried out.

Iain Dale has cited a very interesting article by Janet Daley in the Daily Telegraph who alleges that Liberal Democrat failed leadership contender Chris Huhne, who, without having seen the programme, wrote to Channel 4 executives advising them in the gravest terms to reconsider their decision to broadcast it. Considering that billions of pounds will be pumped into this new religion isn’t it right that we should be able to hear the growing voice in opposition to it?

I believe strongly that a green lifestyle is a better one. However this is a choice for individuals and not for Government. With Government involved, we are going to be hit by more and more taxes on something that is nowhere near as assured as we are being told. David Cameron’s announcement on taxation is his biggest error yet, even managing to eclipse his decision to move us out of the EPP/ED. But my biggest concern is that this green agenda seems to have spat in the faces of the millions of people in Africa and elsewhere who are riddled with poverty. Only a year or so ago everyone was walking the streets with their make poverty history bands. The greatest challenge of our century shouted the politicians. No more, Geldoff announced yesterday that money was dropping and pledges that had been made were being broken. The saddest thing is that not only are these people being constrained by the Green Agenda but will also be the worst hit if indeed I am wrong in my criticism. If we as a Party are trying to show we have changed then I would suggest that helping to alleviate people in Africa from unbearable poverty should be our calling and not that of the out of control Green lobby.

Link to documentary:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9005566792811497638&hl=en-GB