Brown tackling some important issues for once

[Platypus]

Its all so very pathetically predictable

Talking of predictable ...

No other so-called “disposable” item is re-used as much as the plastic carrier bag. DEFRA research shows that 80% of people reuse single trip plastic carrier bags in the household. Replacing these bags takes more resources and energy – a plastic bag tax introduced in Ireland resulted in a massive increase of 300-500% in the sale of plastic refuse bags and bin liners.

More ill-thought-out pap from the Daily Mail and the Government.

[sunnysan]

Plastic bags

I am no green freak but I believe that plastic bags are really just for lazy people and a change in behavior is all that is required really. I also think as long as plastic bags are available people will use them.

I would advocate fining supermarket chains who use them and forcing everybody to bring their own bags to the supermarket purely by having none available. If the supermarkets dont supply them then the problem goes away.

However I foresee this milksop government implementing some middle of the road half baked compromise where all that is going to happen is that the supermarkets will start to charge for plastic bags. They will charge enough to generate a revenue stream but not enough to discourage use.

And madBrownmad will say he has actually done something.

Its all so very pathetically predictable

Sunny "Cynical and Hungover andf even more unpleasent than usual" San

[KathyWoolfe]

Forbid anyone who wants to hold office from holding office.

of course

[Diver]

We've got no new blood in this whole parliament.
I say call a general election and forbid ANYONE who has held political office (and their relatives) from ever standing for office again.

Forbid anyone who wants to hold office from holding office.

[KathyWoolfe]

Like supermarket carrier bags
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7270358.stm

The faster we can get some new blood in power the better

We've got no new blood in this whole parliament.
I say call a general election and forbid ANYONE who has held political office (and their relatives) from ever standing for office again.

[SueEllen]

Like supermarket carrier bags
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7270358.stm

The faster we can get some new blood in power the better

A new tax is coming

[HRH]

I know but lets look at the other options, do you really think Killa Cam wouldn't be jumping on the 'save the planet' badwagon every bit as much if not more than Brown?!

Also is that guy in your avator the real guy who was crapping on trains in London? Do you have any google links about who he really is and why the hell he did it?

[Spacecadet]

Like supermarket carrier bags
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7270358.stm

The faster we can get some new blood in power the better