tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22403989.post8975194968320915555..comments2024-01-18T10:54:54.459+00:00Comments on Iain Macwhirter Now and Then: Copenhagen: not as bad as it could've been.iain macwhirterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14486911281896217461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22403989.post-27956651789747543552009-12-21T21:20:03.851+00:002009-12-21T21:20:03.851+00:00Although a bit of a doubter myself (and particula...Although a bit of a doubter myself (and particularly chuffed when Brown called me a flat earther), I thought that your post was very good.<br /><br />Indeed you got to the nub of the matter. You maybe should chair the next round of talks.<br /><br />We may care a bit, we may recycle a bit, and look at the labels for green credentials, but you're absolutely right, the average Westerner doesn't give a toss that the Maldives will be 5 ft under water and that Mali, Chad, Niger and Mauritania will cease to be liveable countries. Not really care. Not enough to give up the tat that China makes on our behalf so that we can wear a t-shirt once and then throw it out..... or have 40 pairs of shoes despite only working at Sainsbury part time. <br /><br />For all the Middle Classes rant about it, they won’t give up the 4 x 4 or the school run...<br /><br />Mali and Mauritania just aren’t THAT important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com