By E. Thomas McClanahan, Kansas City Star Editorial Board
In a recent poll in Britain, some two-thirds of respondents believe the green agenda is mainly a tax-raising ploy. And 70 percent said they are not willing to pay higher taxes for strategies to deal with feared climate change. The lesson for politicians would seem to be: Any energy tax proposed should be revenue-neutral.
The findings make depressing reading for green campaigners, who have spent recent months urging the Government to take far more radical action to reduce Britain's carbon footprint.
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Good for them - this green
Good for them - this green mantra is enervating to the extreme. I'm glad they've realized the lies masquerading as 'protect the planet' hype.
However, I am not worried that the British have lost their touch entirely for daftness ...
Pagan Prisoners in Britain Granted Right to Carry ‘Magic Wands’
Monday, May 12, 2008
A new ruling has granted pagan inmates in British prisons the right to keep twigs in their cells for use as wands, the U.K.’s Daily Mail newspaper reported Monday.
The policy, announced by Justice Reform Minister Maria Eagle, gives prisoners the right to carry and decorate the twigs for use in their rituals, the Mail reported. It’s the latest in a string of reforms to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
"Prison service policy is to enable prisoners of different faith traditions, including paganism, to practice their religion,” Eagle told the Mail.
The “wands” will join items such as prayer mats as acceptable religious artifacts.
A prisons spokesman said the ruling sounds “like an April Fool’s Day joke.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=565823&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=