That's enough greenery for now

The new Conservative Party can take much pride in having talked about the environment and adopting a tree logo. But enough is enough. Having done our bit, and frankly riding so high in the polls as we are, we can forget all that stuff, and revert to form. Mind you, we're not in government yet, so don't think you have seen the half of it.

This is not of course our first u-turn on this issue. So now is the time to revisit those green taxes I proposed, and bring them up to date.

This is what I said last time:

• Tramps and beggars are an eyesore. Our new Tramp Duty of 2.5% will discourage them.
  
• Plebs with their rustly little cars spoil traditional English villages. The Hatchback Tax will put a stop to that.
  
• Windmills ruin the view. Our Fossil Fuel Obligation will reduce them.
  
• Hosepipe bans are a menace to lawns everywhere. We will start a hosepipe incentive scheme.
  
• People who have their cars follow them when they cycle are, er [are you sure about this one, George?]
  

Now you may be asking how one u-turns on a policy that is so vacuous in the first place. Ye of little faith, there is much we can do.

• Cheaper petrol
• More fossil-fuel power stations
• Greater dependence for energy on our Russian friends
• More airports

And it needn't stop there. When you are born smug like me, pissing away other people's future comes naturally. I love it.

Dave at large #1

Took the words out of my mouth

www.chickyog.net/2008/04/29/cameron-unwilling-to-keep-pmqs-vow/

“I will absolutely hold up my hand…this is a promise I couldn’t be bothered to deliver,” the Tory leader said."

I meant to say that bit under my breath...

I turn if you want to...

...the knave is for turning.

When the Lib Dems proposed green taxes, they got it all wrong. Taxes are not the answer. However, now they are.

Green taxes are an important part of maintaining our natural environment for future generations of landowners to enjoy. So we will introduce taxes on the worst environmental menaces of our age:

• Tramps and beggars are an eyesore. Our new Tramp Duty of 2.5% will discourage them.
• Plebs with their rustly little cars spoil traditional English villages. The Hatchback Tax will put a stop to that.
• Windmills ruin the view. Our Fossil Fuel Obligation will reduce them.
• Hosepipe bans are a menace to lawns everywhere. We will start a hosepipe incentive scheme.
• People who have their cars follow them when they cycle are, er [are you sure about this one, George?]