CASTLES IN THE AIR...

One of the big problems with the BBC is the bias by omission that singularly characterises much of the daily output. Consider this analysis put together by B-BBC contributor Alan; 


"Whilst the BBC is concerned about the deleterious effects on the democratic process that is being Trumped by wads of Yankee greenbacks corrupting the smooth progress and undoubtedly fair Scottish government’s imposition of windfarms upon the Scottish people it is less concerned about economies being destroyed by environmental policies that raise massive green taxes and make energy a cost that is ruinous to industry....as the Germans are finding out but which seems to have escaped the BBC’s notice...and it surely is a big story, one of great importance for every country....consider Britain has targets to reduce CO2 by 80% by 2050.....more than any other country in the world.....

‘Government pledges to cut carbon emissions by 80% by 2050. New climate change secretary Ed Miliband sets new goal.’ Thursday 16 October 2008

Miliband told MPs that the tough economic conditions were not an excuse to "row back" on the commitment to tackle global warming.’ "To meet it will require determined action from Gordon Brown and every one of his successors for the next four decades. Hard choices will be made that will touch every Briton, but it can and must be done."

Four decades of green austerity then....on top of years of austerity to battle recession. Of course if you think perhaps the Tories are against this think again:

'Greg Clark, the shadow climate change secretary, also welcomed the announcements. He said: "The choice between aggressive and ambitious action on carbon reduction and a successful, powerful economy is, in fact, not a choice at all - they are one and the same." He welcomed the acceptance of the 80% target, saying: "We have always said that we should be guided by the science on that matter." '

So all round delusions.And this is what a Biased BBC commenter has drawn attention to:

'....a Cabinet Minister indicated – in effect, and with scarcely-concealed regret – that the party line set by David Cameron in response to various opinion polls, focus groups and other such artifices for identifying and following a consensus rather than setting a lead, and not the objective scientific and economic truth, was likely to remain the basis of UK climate policy.'

So UK policy has nothing to do with either science or economics.....Cameron has just decided that is the consensus of opinion amongst fellow politicians and the bien pensant and so has made his decision regardless of the harm to the national economy. 

Here is what the reality is away from the cosy political clubs(except ones where Labour MP's start a drunken punch up) and agreeable likemindedness of the politicians. Shouldn't hold your breath for Black to report this...and it is surely a big story with implications not just for Germany....not even on his Twitter feed that has infinite space for such links and which he uses in a highly selective way to control what you do and do not get to read and therefore think.