Category Archives: Mark Kinver

Mark Kinver, as I have pointed out before, is as fervent a BBC greenie as Richard Black and Roger Harrabin, if not more so. And here he is, given a political platform to comment on the Cancun so-called agreement. First he is worried that no “legally binding” deal was reached (that is, he is sad that we have not had billions of pounds of taxes imposed on us); second, he reports comment from the greenie extremist blog 350 or Bust (which believes that more snow is a sure sign of AGW), but – surprise, surprise – not from any of the sceptical commentators who have summarised the outcome of Cancun; and thirdly, he appears to think that a “twitter-storm” from disaffected youth (who know the truth about AGW) was responsible for keeping Chris Huhne at Cancun rather than dashing home to vote over student financing. Mr Kinver also appears (on my reading of his phrasing) to think that the attack on Camilla by these self-same students was rather amusing and inconsequential.

I have news for Mr Kinver. Chris Huhne stayed in Cancun for the reasons that our bloated politicians attend these junkets; he’s addicted to power and enjoys putting his fat, greedy snout in the trough. It’s true that he’s also a fanatic eco-fascist, but the idea that he would make decisions about his schedule because students are worried about global warming is risible in the extreme.

I am someone who hates new laws unless they can be shown to be really necessary, and I despair as our lunatic politicians – of whatever stripe – see the solution to every issue to be yet more legislation. We are now surrounded by an army of bureaucrats who measure and regulate every aspect of our behaviour, from disposing of refuse to breathing, and it’s my bet that, despite big Dave’s promise to slash quangos, more will be in place when he leaves office than when he arrived.

One such useless body is the Energy Savings Trust, a veritable army of jack-booted public servants whose job is to force us to use less of the power that makes our lives so comfortable, and think instead – guiltily and with alarm – about living in green communities, worrying about climate change, and above all, worshipping at the altar of the lesser carbon footprint. The BBC, of course, reports their every word with religious reverence. Mark Kinver (one of the BBC website’s leading eco-warriors) gives us a sleep-inducing sermon on the marvels of the heat-pump, all clothed in the self-righteous alarmist language that is the default mode used to lecture us. The BBC – if it were a true journalistic operation – would be asking searching questions about why we need to spend billions (that’s what the climate change section of public service costs) on such flatulent outpourings when the real message is that if you design a better heat pump, you save a bit of cash. And you don’t need the fascists of the Energy Saving Trust to tell you that.