David Cameron unconvincingly denies ‘backsliding’ on the environment
David Cameron on a visit to the flooded centre of York in December. As you can see, he spoke to anybody but the residents who were affected [Image: Darren Staples/Reuters].
He didn’t provide any evidence to support this denial – just strident, repeated assertions that it wasn’t the case.
I was not convinced at all.
And let’s face it – this was a report by BBC News – the Tory Party’s cheerleaders.
If they couldn’t find any hard evidence to support his claim, he probably didn’t put any forward.
David Cameron has defended his government’s record on the environment and climate change, saying suggestions of backsliding are “total and utter nonsense”. The prime minister also told the liaison committee, made up of MPs who chair select committees, that the government needs to do “more of everything” to deal with the flooding that has repeatedly hit the UK in recent years.
Cameron, who pledged in 2010 to lead the “greenest government ever”, has faced concerted criticism over a series of reversals to green policies, including cuts to renewable energy subsidies and energy efficiency programmes. In November, the government cancelled its £1bn competition for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, despite the project being in the Conservative party’s election manifesto.
Cameron said that spending on low-carbon energy was set to double to £11bn in this parliament and that there had been an “absolute revolution in renewable energy” during his premiership, with 98% of solar energy installed since 2010. Subsidies for solar power will be slashed this week, but Cameron said: “You do have to think as prime minister that every penny you put in is a penny on energy bills.”
Source: David Cameron denies ‘backsliding’ on the environment | Environment | The Guardian
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In answering one of Corbyn’s criticisms of tory incompetence and cost cutting of the flood protection programme which was in place under Labour, Cameron said “Well, we have spent more money on the flood clear up than you would have done.” Actually, the tories have spent just enough on the flood clear up to buy a good footballer – perhaps Lionel Messi?
This tory government have already done more to devalue and corrupt truth and debate than any other government, which id going a bit. Cameron is worse than Thatcher and this is a statement which is arguable based on facts, not just Cameron’s rubbish answer to Corbyn the other day. God knows what the state of truth will be in the future now the tories have the BBC onside.
Why is there no deputy prime minister? i have only just realised the absence of one
Good question Joanna….food for thought….x
Lets be honest every time he lies, or every time he opens his mouth, he thinks stridently claiming or denying things makes that the truth. he is in permanent punch and judy PM’s question time mode.
I suspect he was scared stiff of being confronted by real people, because from what I gather he was well and truly heckled by anyone who got reasonably close.
Has anybody noticed that Cameron is really just a ventriloquist’s doll? Does Lynton (Sir!!!) Crosby pull his strings and speak through him?
“Greenest government ever.” I didn’t believe Cameron then and I was right not to.