Get the story straight at least

And so to the Government and their use of the environment as a way of screwing over the taxpayer. In an attempt to out-green Green Dave, the government has gone in a radically different direction. Instead of aiming to cut emissions by -at least- 60% by 2050, they are going to cut them by 60% by 2050. See the difference? And instead of reviewing the progress yearly as Cameron has suggested, they will review every five years. The Government claims that the five-year model is a more intelligent and flexible policy. Which may well be technically true, but it's not really saying much, is it? They have attacked the Tories for placing so much emphasis on aviation, yet their own policy review document published in January warns of the critical importance of cutting aviation emissions. What more evidence do you need for the whole debate being about political point scoring whilst getting more taxpayers' money through the back door? How about this - the government is cutting science research funding by £68m this year so that they can bale out loss-making enterprises elsewhere - all this within weeks of the Government declaring publicly that science is the answer to the challenge of global warming. So many mixed signals from both sides of the houses that they are in danger of blowing their cover...