Brits offer a taste of Kyoto

Great Britain is a decade ahead of Canada in the global warming debate and what's happening there today is instructive for us. [snip]

Further, the British pay substantially more for gasoline than we do and while road tolls are controversial in Canada, London, England, has had one since 2003. Anyone driving into central London pays a daily toll of eight pounds (about $15.85 Canadian). [snip]

However, when you examine the views of the British people today, the news isn't good for climate hysterics or Britain's Labour government, now led by Gordon Brown, which suffered heavy losses in recent local elections.

A survey last month of 2,002 British adults by the respected polling firm Opinium Research found:

- 72% are unwilling to pay higher taxes to fight climate change.

- 67% believe the government's green agenda is simply a ploy to raise taxes.

As Opinium's head of research, Mark Hodson, described the findings in the Daily Mail and Independent newspapers:

"Britain appears to be feeling increasingly negative about being more carbon neutral. We are questioning the truth behind being greener and many feel the government is creating a green fear for monetary gain."

[monetary gain, government? how typically cynical of the British]

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[glad to see you're waking up SD - between this and your new American London Mayor we'll have you patched up in no time... ...........{I'll likely pay for that}]