Andrew Lansley yesterday failed to condemn a Tory council leader who said global warming "may not exist" and was dreamt up by “bourgeois left-wing academics”.
Failed former health secretary Andrew Lansley yesterday failed to condemn a Tory council leader who said global warming “may not exist” and was dreamt up by “bourgeois left-wing academics”.
He was asked by Lib Dem MP for Cambridge, Julian Huppert:
“The leader of Cambridgeshire county council recently wrote that global warming “may not exist” and that if it does, it is “not caused by human activity”.
“He described it as a theory espoused by “bourgeois left-wing academics”. Does the Leader of the House join me in condemning this irresponsible and anti-scientific position, and will he find time for a debate about evidence-informed policy?”
Failing to criticise in any way the climate denying Tory council leader, he replied:
“I will not join my Honorouble Friend in that respect, although that does not mean that I agree with the leader of Cambridgeshire county council. We are all allowed our views, and he is allowed his.”
He may not agree with him – but he clearly fails, when presented with an open net, to say he disagrees with the view global warming “may not exist” and is a “left-wing” conspiracy.
Just as worrying as a Tory cabinet minister in the “greenest government ever” being ambivalent on climate change conspiracies is the fact a man such as Cllr. Nick Clarke could join from that famed repository of sane science-believers UKIP and rise up the ranks of David Cameron’s Conservatives to lead a council.
Then again, given the prime minister’s pitchfork-wielding contempt for “the intellectuals of other parties”, maybe it’s not so surprising his dimmer colleagues think as they do…
To reach hundreds of thousands of new readers and to make the biggest impact we can in the next general election, we need to grow our donor base substantially.
That's why in 2024, we are seeking to generate 150 additional regular donors to support Left Foot Forward's work.
We still need another 124 people to donate to hit the target. You can help. Donate today.
38 Responses to “Does Lansley think global warming is a “bourgeois, left-wing” conspiracy?”
Newsbot9
So you are claiming to believe in something which you then say you don’ believe in. The evidence is there for people to read, you’re a typical denialist who hasd teracted to evidence by rejecting it.
That you are making it plain that your job is sabotaging science is just sad. I’m sure you take government cash to do it, too.
newton
AGCC is that humans affect climate and that the climate is warming. that you can’t differentiate between this reasonable position and the EndTimes, catastrophic ‘were all going to die’ nonsense says a lot about you
Newsbot9
Yes, I believe in AGCC and you don’t. You’ve said this repeatedly.
newton
still waiting for the evidence that “The latest worst case scenario would have much of England uninhabitable.”
a link to a paper will do. not a link to a paper about equatorial temperatures 200 million years ago.
Newsbot9
You’re ignoring the evidence for it, rather. A good climate scientist like you can do the basic calculations about heat distribution, right?
Unless in fact you’re NOT a climate scientist, but a shill for big coal and gas. Well?