There’s irony for you. A text from Ray this morning, he’s due to chair a seminar in Brussels on sustainable industry but the whole area is sealed by riot police with water canon against French, Italian and Spanish fishermen demanding cheap fuel. “Our audience may not get through the barriers.” While Ray retreats to the green peace of Brussels Botanic Gardens I text him a request for pictures of the riots and they arrive on my screen within minutes.
It will take a brave politician to tell this lot that it is a good thing that cheap fuel is a
thing. High energy costs are the only incentive we have to start living within our ecological means. You rarely hear anyone in power making the case for sustainable living with real passion and conviction. But Gordon Brown made a surprisingly encouraging attempt when he faced the erstwhile green Cameron in parliament today. For once I thought he had the advantage over the posh boy.
Could Brown become the new green? Let’s hope so. While the rich world moans about the price of oil the poor world starves.
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