Hmmm. Not sure this will accomplish what the British government hopes it will.
On the other hand, the U.K. is far ahead of most of the rest of the world when it comes to getting serious about greenhouse-gas emission legislation -- no one else has binding targets, and 34 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020 is among the most ambitious around. So maybe they do know what they're doing. Probably not, but still...
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Paying for the climate fairy and socialized medicine has made England the WORST place to live in Europe. The U.S. should jump all over that bandwagon.
"Britons can expect to work three years longer and die two years younger than their French counterparts.
We also have to contend with a higher cost of living and pay more for most basics such as fuel, food, alcohol and train travel.
With a litre costing £1.08, the UK is the second most expensive country for unleaded petrol and the most expensive for diesel.
Meanwhile, a basket of food items that costs £134.48 in the UK will be £124 in Europe and only £118.76 in France. "
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1219743/Britain-worst-place-liv…
Yeah, frightening children and their parents about a nonsensical threat to further your political agenda is a great idea.
You must be so proud of your British eco-loon brethren.
Socialised medicine is far cheaper and more effective than the US option, and UK life expectancy is doing much better than the US's as a result. I guess this is why you choose an inapt comparison with France (which also has socialised medicine) taken from a rag of a newspaper called the "Daily Mail".
As for the idea of climate change and rising sea levels being a "nonsensical threat", this is clearly a deluded opinion which flies in the face of science and reality.
Part of the reason the UK is such an expensive place to live is because a series of governments have made half-arsed attempts to introduce complete or partial privatisation (really, whose bright idea was allowing commercial companies to profit from national services, but throwing any commercial risks back on the tax-payer?). Between this, inept bureaucracy and corrupt politicians (although less of the latter than some countries in Europe - hello, Berlusconi) it's amazing we have any functioning services at all.
Yo Vince,
The most recent IPCC report predicts sea level rise of between 8 and 30 inches over the next century. I don't think children need to be frightened, or bunny tears shed, by this prospect. Unless you plan on tying them down at the beach for their entire lives.
And what the flip does socialized medicine have to do with the topic at hand other than showing that your leftist knees jerk in no apparent connection to reality.
Lance... I imagine that Vince mentioned socialised medicine in response to the Climate fairy's post where it is first mentioned. Interestingly, whenever I go to France I'm amazed at how expensive things in the shops are compared to the UK.
And did you read the article to see who carried out the research? Uswitch.com a comparison web site. And they only compared 10 European countries.
I found one of the comments on the Daily mail article amusing: "You whiners should try living over here! Most people get little or no vacation, and will have to work until they die. Medical care sucks for most people. Most of us go into hock just trying to live. In Detroit, we would love to have your weather.
- Uncle Frank, Detroit USA, 13/10/2009 21:21"
Perhaps treating climate change as a fairy tale will only encourage people to think that it is only a fairy tale. I assume that wasn't the intended message.
No Virginia, there's no happy ending - go back to your nightmare