Boss Radio

The experts have carefully considered the evidence and have concluded that Britian's ghastly summer last year was not an effect of climate change but rather a statistical aberation. Well let's see. Several years of abnormally hot summers followed by one of abnormally wet conditions. Gosh. These guys must be really clever.

How can they make any kind of statement like that with only one year under their belts? The bad weather was caused by the jet stream flowing considerably further south than normal, surely they can only pronounce it a statistical abnormality if it doesn't happen again this year with a repeat performance next year?

I get really quite tired of people who can't possibly know what's going on assuring me that they do. Look how long it took for some people to accept that climate change was even happening, let alone that we may be in some way responsible for it. I honestly don't care if the reason my next door neighbour's foot has turned blue is global warming or not, I don't even care if global warming is actually happening or if climate change means that ultimately we'll enter the next ice age prematurely. What I do care about is that something is happening out there and it might be our fault. I don't want to wait for the proof that it is or isn't anything to do with my recycling habits. I want to do something now.

If I'm wrong and it's nothing to do with us the only consequence will be that the world will be a little cleaner for the next generations, but if I'm right and we are screwing up our environment and we do nothing until it's finally been proved even to the satisfaction of the government of China I suspect the consequences will be rather less pleasant...