Thursday, 17 February 2011

"Out of touch" Conservatives u-turn on forests, say they're sorry






Just a quickie today, as I've been busy: BBC News reports that the British Government has decided to throw out the plans to sell off 40,000 acres of England's forests. Ironically, the government is composed primarily of members of the Conservative Party, whose logo consists of a tree - yet they had decided it was a good idea to sell off the nation's trees, which would probably result in many being cut down.

The party leader and Prime Minister, David Cameron, was humbled yesterday at question time - Ed Miliband asked whether the PM was happy with the plans to sell off the forest, to which Cameron responded with a simple 'no' and a bow of the head. It seems in this case, this Eton and Oxford educated arrogant man realised he wasn't always right.
Posted by Stuff that matters, stuff that don't at 13:38
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45 comments:

  1. Brendan17 February 2011 at 13:48

    smart people..not

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  2. GADAFINY17 February 2011 at 13:49

    don't cut the trees
    $upporting return favor

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  3. Linksss17 February 2011 at 13:59

    good to kno the us government isnt the only screwed up govnt

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  4. Every Day17 February 2011 at 14:20

    Well the gov' in my country would say no to the deal but still sell it. Something like that. A lot of our rain forests are gone.

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  5. Wobbles17 February 2011 at 14:27

    Thanks again, conservatives. Always a pleasure seeing you. Maybe you'd like to build a factory there, as long as you're having the trees removed?

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  6. Anonymous17 February 2011 at 14:32

    "sell off the nation's trees" well that just sounds awful!

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  7. seankenny0817 February 2011 at 14:48

    Ugh. . .politicians just suck

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  8. eFed News17 February 2011 at 15:48

    It was a silly idea, just like letting West Ham have the Olympic Stadium.

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  9. Robert Fünf17 February 2011 at 16:32

    If you're concerned about running out of trees, logging is actually good. It's simple business. If you can make money off trees, and can plant more trees, then planting more trees than you cut == more money == more trees planted.

    http://robertfunf.blogspot.com/

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  10. Ramsay17 February 2011 at 16:38

    I don't know how long it's going to take people to realize how helpful those tree's really are. They not only provide us with oxygen but they hold soil together, the waste from a tree creates better topsoil and it creates many habitats.

    It's disgusting the way we treat our world.

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  11. Arcee17 February 2011 at 16:59

    I guess they figure "Well, it won't be a problem for us, so we'll just let our kids and our kid's kids handle it in the future"

    It's really a disgusting way to view the world.

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  12. Unknown17 February 2011 at 17:19

    A sad sad thing to see.

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  13. Showtek17 February 2011 at 17:24

    That's not so much a good plan...

    humans sometimes

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  14. Brut17 February 2011 at 17:30

    So goofy.

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  15. Anonymous17 February 2011 at 17:32

    why don't they ever think about how its going to effect the future instead how it will effect them today? :(

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  16. Candlej-17 February 2011 at 17:37

    that reminds me of this interesting quote: "A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation." -Adlai E. Stevenson

    http://randomramblingggg.blogspot.com/

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  17. Rawr17 February 2011 at 18:06

    I don't like politics, but supporting you :D

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  18. Anonymouse17 February 2011 at 18:12

    glad they decided not to sell.

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  19. GamerGanz17 February 2011 at 18:21

    Oh Jesus Christ.
    Politicians...

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  20. pennywise17 February 2011 at 19:28

    What can you do?

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  21. Matt12317 February 2011 at 19:31

    Wow i cant believe this

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  22. Anonymous17 February 2011 at 20:02

    Queen has no say in this?

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  23. Garth17 February 2011 at 20:40

    why is government such a mess

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  24. Anonymous17 February 2011 at 21:59

    It's actually refreshing to hear he just said "no." I've gotten used to politicians beating around the bush so thoroughly in response to a question that the question is forgotten.

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  25. Con Queso17 February 2011 at 22:35

    Meh...pretty lame.

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  26. Igneel2117 February 2011 at 22:49

    i dont know about that but im still mad at them about what they said about mexican people

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  27. Fang17 February 2011 at 23:55

    I actually like what Robert said. Never going to happen, though

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  28. D.B.18 February 2011 at 02:21

    "...the government is composed primarily of members of the Conservative Party, whose logo consists of a tree..."

    ye thats about it, they're going to build on every forest but they're going to leave a tree, thats what their logo means...

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  29. Luke Parker18 February 2011 at 02:24

    I'm glad they done the u-turn because I would have less places to go when I want to get some forest photos.

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  30. Anonymous18 February 2011 at 02:46

    politicians, gotta love 'em

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  31. Les18 February 2011 at 04:07

    gotta love irony

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  32. elexerdelex18 February 2011 at 04:59

    haha sounds like a stupid thing to do when your logo is a tree ^^

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  33. Anonymous18 February 2011 at 07:51

    another hit on Nature. that´s too bad.

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  34. Body118 February 2011 at 08:37

    Nice post!!!

    I wait on my blog!!!

    $upporting return favor BRO!!!!

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  35. Paranormal Explorer18 February 2011 at 09:19

    Ugh. Where are people like John Wilkes Booth when you need them!

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  36. Rondariel18 February 2011 at 09:27

    Ahahaha. Oh well. At least he answered the question honestly...

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  37. lovebloggin18 February 2011 at 09:53

    shame to see all of those trees go! they're so beautiful!

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  38. Mr. Machine18 February 2011 at 10:20

    Egg + face

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  39. ilir18 February 2011 at 10:30

    It amazes me how different, yet how similar the United States and English governments are.

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  40. Bassislv18 February 2011 at 10:46

    what a strange decision, but its probably because of the money, money is everything

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  41. Rico18 February 2011 at 11:20

    Good thing he said no. Good read

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  42. grace18 February 2011 at 13:37

    we need all the trees we can get

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  43. shishimaru18 February 2011 at 13:42

    so.. theyre saving the trees now?... or?

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  44. Dr. Grim18 February 2011 at 14:00

    these rare decisions are what makes me still have faith in humanity

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  45. DK18 February 2011 at 15:37

    i didn't know england had forests..

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