Panorama 07/11/11

davidgmmafan

Just popping a thread up to see if anyone caught this last night. Seemed to be arguing that the reason for rising prices is obvious and it is the government. I have some sympathy with this argument, and in particular I did feel Huhne was (is) a bit slippery. What exactly IS he saying about energy prices? They'll go down, sort of, maybe, as a result the the measures they are taking.

My main concern I guess is that they are engaged in a monumental and expensive follow for which we will all pick up the tab. I also had no idea Tony Blair agreed to 15% or all energy to be generated from renewable sources, when he was advised to go for 15% of electricity being generated from the same. I do wonder quite what the status is of these legally binding targets. In these strained times would anyone police it if the targets weren't hit?

Pincher

I saw the Panorama. Sometimes it feels like somebody moans on MSE, and the BBC makes a program on it.

It used to be: Investigative journalism, followed by documentary, and we gasp. Now it's MSE Forum Post, BBC checks a few facts, and Panorama comes out, and YAWN.