Green Taxes

[Cyclefrance]

There was a debate last night on our TV - most sensible comment was why taxes when legislation would be more effective and better focussed? Taxes leave you thinking that it's just the government trying to find another way to fill the coffers.

Also a sensible comment that as major consuming nations, Britain and others of a similar appetite could do more to bring the likes of China, India and the Far East producing economies into line if they insisted on imported goods meeting stricter guidelines on energy efficiency and the absence or heavy limitation of eco-harmful substances and practices.

Oh, and, of course how our Tone is now going to save the world from pollution - just like he saved the world from terror, freed Iraq, and saved our Health Service. If anything says that this is doomed to certain failure then his desire to lead the cause does it in one fell swoop...