That sinking feeling - by Richard... Tuesday, April 13, 2010

That sinking feeling - by Richard... Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Wind turbines around the UK are sinking into the sea because their foundations are suffering from subsidence, according to Dong Energy, a Danish wind turbine owner – relayed via Yachting News.

A wind farm off Essex and another in Liverpool Bay have been found to have the flaw and checks are to be made of turbines at Blyth, Northumberland and Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth. Up to 336 of the UK's turbines are at risk and will take £50 million to fix.

But hey! What's a mere £50 million between friends, when the bill can just be passed on to electricity consumers? Certainly, not enough to dissuade the Conservatives from reaffirming their commitment to 15 percent renewable energy by 2020, to meet the EU target agreed by Blair.

Interestingly, the Labour Manifesto puts the cost of this extravaganza at about £150 billion. That is roughly the same as our annual public spending deficit, which gives some idea of the scale of the waste involved.

And the only difference between the two parties is that the Tories complain that Labour has failed to come up with the policies to deliver on the targets. There's a difference for which it's worth going to the barricades ... Aux armes, citoyens! The Tories have found a faster way of wasting money.

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A slight amendment - by Richard...

... to the Labour Party manifesto cover.

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All you need is love - by Richard...

Robert Halfon, pictured, is the Conservative candidate for Harlow, delivering The Boy's message to the nice black people (see page 116 of the manifesto). Meanwhile, the nice Tory Party will:

... explore ways to help the very poorest developing countries take part in international climate change negotiations, and work to make our aid "climate-smart";

... end Labour's use of the Export Credit Guarantee Department to support investment in dirty fossil fuel power stations, and instead use it to help spread new green energy technology to developing countries.

You can see why Halfon is delivering the message ... those nice black people will need something to do when it's dark and there are no "dirty fossil fuel power stations" to provide electricity.

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Says The Boy - by Richard...

... in his manifesto: "Our political system has betrayed the people."


And not in his manifesto: "We will therefore hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty."


Our political system has betrayed the people?


Yup!


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