In Defence of Marxism

Friends of the Earth 2004:

"The Government should introduce a Biofuels Obligation, to stimulate a UK biofuels industry - as a lower carbon alternative to conventional transport fuels. The obligation would require that a proportion of all road transport fuels in the UK should be sourced from accredited renewable sources."

Friends of the Earth 2008:

"Friends of the Earth hopes that the Government will now put the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation on hold and demand a moratorium on EU biofuel targets. The real solution to Europe's rising transport emissions is better public transport, more provision for cyclists and higher standards for fuel efficiency in new cars."

Some people will pay for the proposals made in the 2004 statement with their health and lives and may remember who promoted this insane proposal in the first place. Paraphrasing Trotsky, the petit bourgeois will change their ideas as quickly as they change their shirts - in this case in only four years. Next week their 2004 statement may well be removed just like the Stalinists rewrote history at their own convenience.