Re: Looking forward to my new roles, Simeon Brown, Times, January 26.
No, Simeon Brown, the cycle bridge across the harbour was never a Labour “pet project”. It was a ruse by transport Luddites to block first an existing bridge clip-on, then a trial: one lane for cycles on Sundays. Cf Argumentum ad absurdum [Compare, argument to absurdity].
Mr Brown says he speaks for transport. Where? Did I miss his original ideas amongst the recycled waffle from Party HQ?
What about CO2 emissions, doubling while we were meant to halve them? Not a mention. Completely ignored. Is man-made global warming just another of Labour’s “ideologies” that he mocks?
National is full of climate deniers. Christopher Luxon seems to think doubling the cows, and hence methane emissions, is okay.
He is on record – he wouldn’t dream of reducing cow numbers.
Well, if we keep warming, he might have a nightmare. China is not in a good position to withstand rising sea levels and China will dictate terms of trade.
Whenever I talked big in utter codswallop, my dad would say, “Son, you’ll do a fat lot”.
Yeah, I know what he meant.
Dennis Horne
Howick
