Martin Wright, chairman of the Renewable Energy Association, said: \”Renewables must not be treated like a political football,
Dear God that\’s a stupid fucking statement.
You\’re asking for money from politicians. In what manner, in what type of universe, do you think that this could possibly not be a political football?
You\’re too damn stupid to chew gum and fart at the same time.
He wants them treated as a holy icon instead.
He means “shut up and give me your money”.
Quoting the lobbying from the article: “Massive investment in renewable energy is taking place across Europe and Asia and the UK cannot afford to miss out – neither can we afford to miss our carbon targets.”
If others are paying massive subsidies we should let them, rather than compete in the pissing contest.
Energy policy as a whole is being treated as a political football thanks to people like Wright, so I won’t be wholly surprised when the rolling blackouts start happening.
Treat them as a political football – boot them clean out of the ground!
What Steve said, with the slight addition ‘Shut up and give me your money, forever’.
The Grauniad is casting Cameron as Galileo – “you must recant and accept the dogma to which you originally assented before you discovered the truth or die”