When Cameron first set about decontaminating the Conservative brand, the emphasis was on turning the Tories into the party of the environment – the Blue ‘n’ Greens, if you like. But with the decontaminaion near enough over – and after the unmitigated disaster that was the Tories’ last environment report – the emphasis has slowly shifted onto other areas.
But now green issues look set to return with a vengeance. As Alex Singleton reports over at Three Line Whip, the think tank Policy Exchange have just begun a “programme revisiting environmental policy”. The focus, says Singleton, will be on practical environmentalism – such as how to deal with litter. And you can be sure that what Policy Exchange comes up with will soon be official Tory policy.
Early days, I know, but it sounds promising. Whilst I’m still uncertain about the science behind climate change, I do think that there’s nothing wrong – in principle – with looking after our planet.
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