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Perhaps it's his background. Despite having been a member of Galloway's Respect Party in coalition with the Socialist Workers Party, and now being a Green, George Monbiot comes from a fairly distinguished Conservative background. His father was a deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, and his mother a Tory councillor for 10 years.

Of course, we shouldn't hold that against him, after all, Tony Blair's father was a committed Conservative, (no surprise there though) and my own dear Dad once stood for a Parish council as an Independent.

Anyway... I don't know what on earth Monbiot's former brothers and sisters in Respect will make of his coming together with Thatcher and Heseltine today!

Posted by bobpiper on August 5, 2008, 9:17 AM  |  view comments (3) or add another



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Hughes Views said:
August 5, 2008 9:40 AM | permalink

Curious isn't it that so many prominent ponificating "Greens" are wealthy chaps who live in luxury thanks to their forefathers plundering the planet. Moonbat, Porrit, HRH PoW, Zac Goldsmith, for example, are all comfortably able to dictate to other members of humanity about how they should live their lives and not aspire to the comforts that only their betters may enjoy.

I wonder how many air-miles the four of them have clocked up? Porrit confessed to 68,000 in one year. Politics of theory? Hypocrites? Surely not...




Paul Sandars said:
August 5, 2008 3:27 PM | permalink

And linking from that, I would hazard a guess that the crusties at the 'Climate Change' camp- who incidentally appear to have amassed an armoury of knives today- are middle-class 'trustafarians' from Tory backgrounds.

They will turn into Tories themselves in 15 years of course, with 'hilarious' tales at dinner parties of how they beat up the Kent Constabulary. But they will still hate coal and coal miners. So some things will never change. And the Tory/Trot alliance will continue to shaft hardworking people and their families.




Liam Browne said:
November 3, 2008 1:24 PM | permalink

Hi my name is Liam Browne from the Climate Change Campaign (CCC) I would like to know if you/your organisation can help promote the National Climate March on December 6th it is part of a Global Day of Action (70+ countries last year) to say no to
- runaway airport expansion
- new coal-fired power stations
- targets for the use of plant-based fuels (growing these crops often leads to deforestation and can therefore cause more greenhouse gas emissions)
More positively, we will be demanding public investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transport, creating green jobs in the UK economy.
I would like to know if you can circulate your members? Do you need a brief summary of dates/times/what its about to be sent by email? Most of this information is bellow but if you need any further information please email me.
Can you put it on a website? Can we send you an html link (with our logo)?
Can we send you some fliers ? And/or posters, badges with the demo date, stickers ? About how many? Send me your address if you require these!



Come and get involved in the National Climate March!!!!!!

When is it?
Saturday December 6th at 12 noon (there will also be a bike ride starting at 10.30 am).

Where?
Central London

Who will be taking part?
In London, thousands of people of all ages. There will be more marching in Glasgow and many more in countries all around the world - last year 70 countries took part.

Why now?
That week there will be United Nations talks on climate change in Poland. At the talks next year, a new climate protocol will have to be agreed to replace Kyoto. In the coming year governments will decide what their negotiating position will be - so we need to put a lot of pressure on them and show the UK government that the people of this country are seriously concerned about climate change.

What do we want?
Parliament has just passed a Climate Change Bill, creating a legal obligation to cut this country's greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. This is fantastic news, but parts of government are still pursuing policies which will actually increase the UK's emissions. The march will be calling for an end for
- runaway airport expansion
- new coal-fired power stations
- targets for the use of plant-based fuels (growing these crops often leads to deforestation and can therefore cause more greenhouse gas emissions)
More positively, we will be demanding public investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transport, creating green jobs in the UK economy.

Surely the government never listens to people, whatever we do?
Not true. Public pressure from ordinary people signing postcards and talking to their MPs first got the Climate Change Bill into Parliament and then got it changed to make it stronger.

Where can I find out more?
The Campaign against Climate Change website, www.campaigncc.org, including details of local organisations arranging transport from around the country.

Liam Browne

PS please forward to anyone that you feel may be interested in coming down!!!

Cheers





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