Actually, it’s worse than that, they’ll take us forward into a multi-national-owned, lobby-fed, climate denialist parliament, just as we’ve had the warmest three months on record. Yes, I know you and I thought January was pretty damned cold, but… well, it wasn’t. So there. NASA says so
And in case you don’t believe it: dataset here:
and the money quote
The record temperatures we’re seeing now are especially impressive because we’ve been in “the deepest solar minimum in nearly a century.” It now appears to be over. It’s just hard to stop the march of anthropogenic global warming, well, other than by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, that is.
But for a bit of amusement, this from Johninnit:
With this rather amusing quote (well, it would be amusing if the eye-popping mendacity of it wasn’t so bloody scary).
Still smarting that we’re not considered wholesome enough for a Cameron marriage tax break – my wife earns a few hundred quid too much, I was cheered a bit to see Sunder Katwala’s recent post on Next Left. It looks like we’re in good company.
It’s supposed to cover civil partnerships too (might buy them a nice stay in a B&B), but Sunder thinks it will be hard for Cameron to find himself any beneficiaries there. Pensioners are likely to get a third of it – A very welcome boost on pensioner poverty, but would another £150 on winter fuel not be better targeting – or is divorce and anti-social behaviour amongst pensioners one of the main indicators of the Tories’ Borked Britain?
And then there’s the amount. Not enough to be a bribe, or to genuinely be of help to families – something that few people will get, and those that do get won’t notice. Shudder the thought it might be calculated to be the cheapest way possible to avoid the embarassment withdrawing the silly policy. As is stands it seems to fall squarely into the category of ‘pin money for wives who know their place”.
