We all know that the economy is in trouble. We also know that the same can be said of the environment. The Liberal Democrats, including Vince Cable, have been asking the difficult questions in Parliament on these tough financial issues, and I think we are the only ones with a serious plan to tackle either problem.
The Lib Dems have been constantly on Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling's backs about the free handouts to bankers, and I think it is disgraceful the way they have let the city boys' hubris ruin people's lives in the real economy. And if you think the Conservatives have the ability to do anything about the problems think again - George Osbourne has never even studied economics. Meanwhile, we have another serious problem on our hands; I watched the COP-15 in Copenhagen fail in front of my eyes, and we are one of the worst countries in the EU on renewable energy usage (only about 2% of our energy comes from sustainable sources.)
The Liberal Democrats have a serious set of proposals to tackle these major challenges that the other parties have so spectacularly failed to rise to. We are proposing tougher restrictions on banks receiving public funds, and breaking up large banks so that when the casino operations go wrong it doesn't affect peoples' mortgages and business' credit lines.
We also recognise that we need to wean the economy off the current dependence we have on such outfits, and propose a radical Green Tax Switch to solve this problem, and help us prepare for a Zero Carbon Britain. We would tax carbon intensive activities at higher rates, and use the extra revenue to fund alternatives; so after energy bills have gone up we would subsidise home insulation, after petrol prices have gone up we would subsidise electric car charging points. I think this is great becuase not only would this allow businesses and consumers to go green more easily, it would also stimulate growth in green technology businesses allowing us to build a sustainable economy.
The Lib Dems are the only ones serious about putting Green Issues at the top of the agenda; and making sure Bankers aren't prioritised over the British people.
