Cameron telling aides to ditch “green crap” is no surprise
Reacting to a report today – denied by Downing Street – that David Cameron told aides to “get rid of all this green crap”, Friends of the Earth’s Policy and Campaigns Director Craig Bennett said: “It would come as little surprise if David Cameron did tell aides to ditch the “green crap” – his Government has been attacking environmental policies for years.
“If the Prime Minister wants to stop the drift back towards the toxic Tory party of the past he must take urgent and decisive action to rebuild his eco-credentials.
“The reality is that protecting the planet and building a strong economy are two sides of the same coin.
“The best way to protect cash-strapped households from soaring fuel bills is to end the nation’s dependency on increasingly costly gas by investing in energy efficiency and home-grown renewable power.”
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