Tough with words. Tough on the causes of words. Or just 'tough'?

Miliband to make new emissions pledge

Don't you just love a good Pledge? One simply swipe and a manky bit of dead wood can be made to look and smell nice... for a wee while, until it wears off.

"David Miliband, the Environment Secretary, will try to restore Britain's place as world leader in the battle against climate change next week, with undertakings to cut the country's carbon output by the year 2020."

"He will promise..."

"That way, he hopes to get the UK back on track.."

Repeat after me, 'The Gloucester Old Spot now leaving Terminal 3, again....

"Tony Blair will fly to Brussels today..." Sorry. Not fair. Just... in context, it scanned amusingly.

"The initiative has been applauded by the former US vice president Al Gore, co-author of a film on climate change, and by Mr Miliband." And where, exactly, did that come from? Is Al 'flying in' too? What is this? The Axis of mutual backslappers?

Times - Britain puts climate change on UN agenda - Way-hay! It's on an agenda!