STANDARD INFLATION

That's the problem with standards.

Allow more than one, and you often end up with none.

And nothing, but nothing, undercuts the value of good work than having a compromised messenger for critical messages, especially one as grotesque as this:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100066317/cancun-suffers-its-final-indignity-a-visit-from-two-jags-prescott/

It's as story from, it's fair to say, a sceptical site, but the ongoing indulgence of representatives such as John Prescott, in his joke role, simply perpetuates the own goals the hypocritical involvement in the name of green this involves.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS - John Prescott, MP (Lab)...

..eco champion.

Councils should be forced to set aside land for wind farms says John Prescott

There's a lot in there to ponder deeply, especially bearing in mind how ecologically beneficial the aftermath of enforced traveler hospitality usually is.

Doesn't he have an entourage he needs to fly to Barbados for winter?

Whatever the merits of wind power (and there are many), them being advocated by such a person and his notions of state force seems hardly encouraging.

Well, it's nice to know we were, are and will be in good hands

Prescott: cutting emissions by 80% will not be enough

Sadly, it would seem that some do not feel this messenger to be the best for such a message.

For my part, I seem to recall a person who engineered a trip, with full entourage, mainly to get a suntan, when in a position of real power and responsibility.

Which rather shapes my views on him, his government, and the media who still accord them any shred of credibility.

I tend to avoid politics here, but really...

A greener world from the ground up

... from the mouths of knaves.

Seems what I wrote was deemed 'immoderate':

I await, with morbid anticipation, the inevitable fawning round of 'interviews' on various complicit, content -strapped or strong-armed national TV sofas to get this tripe shared live.

From the replies here so far, it might be better to go broadcast only in future, as further unanimous accolades of world-class hypocrite might make uncomfortable reviewing otherwise for even the thickest... er.. skin.

I think it might be best to belt up, retire as disgracefully as possible, as soon as possible, and curl up with a good lackey or protege, who can throw the odd shredded blog of ethical credibility on the fire to keep the public profile flickering.

Mind you, though there are, Yoda-like, 'others', so many others, who else can the Grauniad trot out to keep the hit rate up?

Quote of the day - Maybe the BBC will believe me

I tried it on my wife (the beer belly has rather spread). No luck.

From a commenter with perhaps a less sympathetic view of this awful condition, in a blog with a perhaps less than doe-eyed view of this government and how much it does, and doesn't do gets reported (or not) by our noble, objective news media:

'Is Bulimia a disease of auto suggestion and as such contagious? I only ask, because for the past couple of days, each time I hear or see [ex DPM] Prescott ['s reference's] about some non-existent 'condition' in order to gain public sympathy and sell a book, I have an overwhelming desire to throw up all over the carpet.

Almost lost my lunch, mind, so who knows?

Meanwhile, our elected representatives continue to lead by example...

Noting the source, but the facts still seen clear: Prescott stretches 'junket' into family holiday

Ditto: Blair’s farewell tour stains his green legacy with carbon

Sunday Telegraph - Things we won't miss: Two Jags, 19.8 staff, a £2.4m bill