Budget Green Measures - Pointless?

[EternalOptimist]

I didn't watch the whole speech, but there seemed to be lots of waffle about green measures, renewables, etc.

What I was hoping for were some actual points of substance on the economy.

Anyone else feel the same?

I think Darling should have announced different coloured bins.

'On Tuesday , this governemnt will put the yellow bin out, will all those on more than 150k, please put the rest in the yellow bin'
'On Thursday, I am happy to announce that this government will put out the red bin. All those who have been whinging about MP's expenses will throw a fiver in, to cover the new MP's travellodge hardship scheme'
'On staurday we will put out the black bin. Please put your future in the black bin.'

[TykeMerc]

Green measures are about revenue generation and political point scoring, they have no real substance.

[swamp]

I didn't watch the whole speech, but there seemed to be lots of waffle about green measures, renewables, etc.

What I was hoping for were some actual points of substance on the economy.

Anyone else feel the same?

Our economy has no substance. Hence the green measures.

[Platypus]

Plus it gives them lots of stuff to announce... rather than doing anything

[AtW]

The only reason Govt gave a monkey about green stuff was because it gave them chance to tax additional things while retaining popular support: they already maxed that area out really, so they moved on to fiddle with others.

[Platypus]

I didn't watch the whole speech, but there seemed to be lots of waffle about green measures, renewables, etc.

What I was hoping for were some actual points of substance on the economy.

Anyone else feel the same?