A Tory researcher has emailed the entire European Parliament a propaganda video claiming “there is no such thing as man-made global warming”, Left Foot Forward has learned.
Benjamin Harnwell, Chief of Staff to South East MEP Nirj Deva, sent the eight-minute clip to all “MEP & ASSISTANTS-7th-Legislature; Bruxelles” from his boss’s work account.
Last month Mr Deva joined prominent climate change sceptics Daniel Hannan and Roger Helmer in failing to back a motion calling for the Copenhagen talks to agree an 80 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 – the official Tory policy.
The news will come as a blow to David Cameron as he attempts to take his party with him on climate change. His “Vote Blue, go Green” strategy appears to be flattering to deceive.
Yesterday Left Foot Forward listed previous instances of Conservative climate deniers and sceptics, who include David Davis, Lord Lawson and Peter Lilley, with Liberal Conspiracy reporting Oliver Letwin and Iain Duncan-Smith’s role with the European Foundation, which on Tuesday published a report outlining “100 reasons why climate change is natural and not man-made”.
And earlier today a poll revealed that Conservative voters who opposed action to help the poor outnumbered those who suppported it by 23 per cent. Among Labour and Liberal Democrat voters net support stands at around 30 per cent.
35 Responses to “Tory researcher caught peddling climate denial propaganda”
Shamik Das
Citing Viscount Monckton; never a good idea. This is his idea of reasoned debate: https://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/12/climate-denier-unmasked-tory-peer-calls-jewish-climate-activists-hitler-youth/ Such a lovely, charming individual, and sums up the attitude of so many head-in-the-sand deniers.
Billy Blofeld
Shamik,
Shouldn’t you be examining the evidence on this blog, rather than saying that Viscount Monckton is an evil git? Gordon is an evil git too – it doesn’t move the climate debate forward though.
william marsh
“legislation” is the first refuge of scoundrels. that the AGW faction has lost the public debate and is attempting to circumvent the court of public opinion speaks volumes about their motives and their lack of confidence in their own cause.
free men are generally good men, and do not need unelected government nabobs to coerce them into actions that are purportedly “for their own good”
Chris Read
RT @TheBrianDuggan: Tory MEP's researcher just circulated Climate change denial vid round the European Parliament “wit… http://is.gd/5reof
Roman
Remember 1974 when we were supposed to fear the looming ice age? or 2003 when we were supposed to fear Sadaam’s nookleer weapons?
I’m skeptical when government insists that I should be afraid of anything. Especially when a gigantic tax or a gigantic war is proposed as the remedy.