Resistance is Phutile

EcoDave to the rescue!

David Cameron is right to question why environmental concern has always been attributed to the Left, as though Tory voters couldn't care less about green belts and ozone layers. Realistically, the idea is absurd. It's much easier to imagine Middle England's middle class, middle aged mum caring a great deal about the trees in her garden than it is her less affluent inner-city counterpart who hasn't a garden to speak of.

That's not to say those without financial comfort are incapable of caring for our environment. The orange recycling sacks that seem to step out from my road's gateways on a Friday morning like soldiers up for inspection testify otherwise.

But certainly there can be no case for assuming centre-right voters are somehow less inclined to think green than Labour Lambeth's residents.

Cameron calls for a cross-party effort towards achieving ambitious goals in the drive towards a more environmentally friendly Britain. And if he wasn't making such impressive political gains with this environmentally aware approach, he might even deserve applause for attemtping to detach the issue from politics altogether.

posted by Phu @ 10:23 am