Don't be silly. Of course nobody wants to reduce anyone's freedom and choice. But is frankly ridiculously entitled to assume that everything can carry on exactly as now, and I do indeed wish that gov… (View Post)

Past subjunctive mood rather than simple past tense, I think. (View Post)

Well indeed. Nobody is suggesting that UK should abandon fossil fuel extraction in favour of importing it - that appears to be a strawman dreamt up by those who are determined to slow down the transi… (View Post)

That's a bizarre way to view it. By that logic, small countries all get a free pass to emit as much as they like. (View Post)

Well perhaps the best option would be to stop burning the stuff and instead use it only for essential purposes. Then we wouldn't need so much of it. (View Post)