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The Prime Minister was in Aberdeen this morning, fawning over BP and telling them how great they are. I'm sure the people of the Gulf of Mexico disagree.
BP have been given the go ahead for a new oil project to the west of Shetland, which prompted a speech to their workers by David Cameron that was so sycophantic that it made me nauseous. Were you aware that he defended BP to President Obama last year during the Gulf oil spill? Me neither. I recall the UK government being completely silent on the issue.
The speech comes hot on the heels of Chancellor George Osbourne telling the Conservative Party conference that the government was no longer going to strive to be a leader on green issues. Instead, it would be, at best, 'meh'. Newsnight debated the issue the other night, which you can see here. If it's not cued up to run, then you'll find the debate starting at the 22minute mark.
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