COCKERMOUTH NONSENSE

COCKERMOUTH NONSENSE: "Diane Abbott MP, as those who worked with her in the early days of TV-am will attest, is not the brightest tool in the box. But she knows a political opportunity when she sees it. Last night - miracle of miracles - the BBC1 programme on which she reguarly appears, This Week, mentioned 'climate change', and there was a sensible exchange between Michael Portillo and Andrew Neil in which the ex-MP mentioned the CRU emails and said the affair illustrated the need for politicians to exercise caution in backing expensive measures that almost certainly were not needed. Bravo!

Ms Abbott's response? To pronounce, without any doubt or hesitation (and no evidence, either), that the Cockermouth floods proved that 'climate change' was definitely happening and must be halted. An audience member on last night's Question Time made the same blunt assertion. The culprit responsible for this inanity? Well it must be in no small measure the BBC itself. On the back of its relentless tide of pro-warming propaganda, Ms Abbott - and millions like her - have become self-declared scientific experts, influenced by the 'climate change' soundbites the BBC push out round the clock. And Ms Abott - as well as people like last night's Question Time panellist the charmless Marcus Brigstocke - seize on this propaganda with relish because it accords with their lefty agenda to cripple our economy and create their ultimate goal of a Stalinist state.

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