Some deeply disturbing announcements coming out of the government today.
The National Security Strategy - all 39 pages of it - does actually recognise climate change as a key part of our future insecurity. But it doesn't even mention putting prevention at the heart of the strategy - much as neither Clegg nor Cameron (leaders of the 'greenest government ever') mentioned climate change in their big conferences speeches.
Still, we have bankers to appease right now, so let's leave it to the next generation.
Then there's the embarrassing sight of Energy Secretary (sorry, energy and climate change secretary) Chris Huhne embracing the nuclear option. It's not that long since we heard him declare that there'd be no public subsidy for the industry. Now, however, it looks like the nuclear operators unique freedom from having to insure against a 'Maximum credible accident" - the government and people would bear all the horrific costs - will be maintained. Now that's what I call a subsidy!
Meanwhile, as Jonathon Porritt points out, Chris Huhne's departmental budget continues to carry the cost of Britain's previous nuclear programme, the clean-up costing us £1.7 billion a year. Now that's what I call a debt!
Still, we have bankers to appease right now, so let's leave the next debt to the next generation (and their kids.... and their kids...)
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Britain has to tell the US to get stuffed, give up the liberal hawk nonsense and deal with the reality; that we are a small island with limited resources.
So-called punching above our weight is a euphemism for being overstretched and out of our depth. Nobody ever punches above their weight for long - they get worn out.
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