Comments on: Labour and Conservatives set to abandon green policies http://www.libdemvoice.org/labour-and-conservatives-set-to-abandon-green-policies-2764.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Martin Land http://www.libdemvoice.org/labour-and-conservatives-set-to-abandon-green-policies-2764.html#comment-50405 Martin Land Fri, 30 May 2008 18:12:24 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2764#comment-50405 The old maxim about recession ridding us of luxuries we can't afford now seems to be, sadly, applied to the environment. We must stick to our guns. The old maxim about recession ridding us of luxuries we can’t afford now seems to be, sadly, applied to the environment.

We must stick to our guns.

]]> By: Joe Otten http://www.libdemvoice.org/labour-and-conservatives-set-to-abandon-green-policies-2764.html#comment-50404 Joe Otten Fri, 30 May 2008 18:07:41 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2764#comment-50404 Yes, there is a backlash and we should not be remotely surprised. Green talk is everywhere and we are sick of it. Whining about how we can coerce people into performing a mountain of largely tokenistic measures, is everywhere, and we are sick of it. It is time for governments and politicians to butt out of telling the people what to do. Our record is better than yours. No, what we want governments to do is their job. Ensure the generation of shed-loads of low carbon energy. Introduce effective standards for energy efficiency and enforce them. (In the private rented sector perhaps!) Stop introducing tokenistic and counterproductive measures from plastic bags to biofuels. Stop lecturing us, we are your bosses, you are not ours. Yes, there is a backlash and we should not be remotely surprised.

Green talk is everywhere and we are sick of it.

Whining about how we can coerce people into performing a mountain of largely tokenistic measures, is everywhere, and we are sick of it.

It is time for governments and politicians to butt out of telling the people what to do. Our record is better than yours.

No, what we want governments to do is their job. Ensure the generation of shed-loads of low carbon energy. Introduce effective standards for energy efficiency and enforce them. (In the private rented sector perhaps!) Stop introducing tokenistic and counterproductive measures from plastic bags to biofuels. Stop lecturing us, we are your bosses, you are not ours.

]]> By: Chris Paul http://www.libdemvoice.org/labour-and-conservatives-set-to-abandon-green-policies-2764.html#comment-50213 Chris Paul Thu, 29 May 2008 16:12:51 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2764#comment-50213 Blue sorry. Though Vote Blur ain't bad when they have no policies. Blue sorry. Though Vote Blur ain’t bad when they have no policies.

]]> By: Chris Paul http://www.libdemvoice.org/labour-and-conservatives-set-to-abandon-green-policies-2764.html#comment-50210 Chris Paul Thu, 29 May 2008 16:12:08 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2764#comment-50210 "Passionate concern" my arse. We remember the Too Yellow to be Green expose. But the Tories have already abandoned their <a href="http://chrispaul-labouroflove.blogspot.com/2008/05/environment-vote-blue-go-to-hell-in-low.html" rel="nofollow">Vote Blur Go Green</a> hogwash. I'm amazed that the Tories get six times the credit Labour get in this thing. “Passionate concern” my arse. We remember the Too Yellow to be Green expose. But the Tories have already abandoned their Vote Blur Go Green hogwash.

I’m amazed that the Tories get six times the credit Labour get in this thing.

]]> By: Lee Griffin http://www.libdemvoice.org/labour-and-conservatives-set-to-abandon-green-policies-2764.html#comment-50205 Lee Griffin Thu, 29 May 2008 15:54:19 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2764#comment-50205 Well that's interesting, and it would give the Lib Dem's an edge. The question is, are the Lib Dem's brave enough to go for truly green policies rather than unjustified and illiberal sweeping green taxes that financially penalise those that even manage to succesfully organise their carbon footprint? I'd much more readily support a party that supported green measures that didn't do as Labour do and charge over the odds for "polluting" vehicles even if my choice (should I own one, which I don't thankfully) is to never drive it more than once a month...thus being less of an impact to the environment than the daily commuter in a brand new car! Well that’s interesting, and it would give the Lib Dem’s an edge. The question is, are the Lib Dem’s brave enough to go for truly green policies rather than unjustified and illiberal sweeping green taxes that financially penalise those that even manage to succesfully organise their carbon footprint?

I’d much more readily support a party that supported green measures that didn’t do as Labour do and charge over the odds for “polluting” vehicles even if my choice (should I own one, which I don’t thankfully) is to never drive it more than once a month…thus being less of an impact to the environment than the daily commuter in a brand new car!

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