So the government is encouraging us all to "go green" and dump the plastic bags, the inefficient light bulbs, switch to greener forms of fuel, open a 3rd runway at Heathrow and even give us an government backed loan to buy a new car.
Hold on though aren't those last two rather incongruous with the green ethic? Surely it's rather hypocritical to spout green ethics and then go ahead with an increase in air traffic by opening yet another runway at Heathrow?
Supposedly it's to keep Heathrow competitive - eh? If you want to fly into London you have to use Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted, how is that competitive with the rest of the worlds airports. Passengers for New York aren't going to fly into Heathrow now are they? Seems to me that the real reason is as usual probably money.
Being green costs, it costs alot, in money, time and effort, it means making sacrifices and a BIG stand against those things that contribute to global warming, the REAL culprits, CARS, PLANES, POWER STATIONS, not piddling light bulbs or plastic bags.
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