Rallying point

Should the views from our coastline and our wild uplands be ruined by ugly, mega-expensive turbines? Should our energy bills be trebled or quadrupled? Should our local councils be allowed to snoop through our dustbins? Should cars be fitted with automatic speed restrictors to make them more carbon neutral? Should our holiday flights be taxed more?

Most of us would surely respond to these questions with a defiant no — especially if the questions were prefixed with: ‘Given that the following measure will make no discernible difference to global temperatures...’ But because environmentalism has become the new religion, a collective madness has taken hold. We seem no longer to be capable of telling the difference between genuine, clear and present dangers (e.g., pernicious new regulations micromanaging our behaviour in the name of environmental correctness) and distant, grotesquely exaggerated, quite possibly imaginary ones (e.g., the idea that man-made global warming is a serious threat).

In the great clash to come between the forces of reason and the forces of cant, I believe Top Gear will become a vital rallying point. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May: we need you now more than ever. Your laddishness, your vulgarity, your terrible haircuts, your total irresponsibility may be all that stands between us and the annihilation of everything we hold dear

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lucy

January 10th, 2008 7:47pm Report this comment

top gear is one of the funniest shows on television. But why?

ian skidmore

January 10th, 2008 10:12pm Report this comment

That is twice you have got it right. Se how much better it is when you mention TV programmes. You don't really wan an estate. think of the death dutiex

vicky

January 15th, 2008 7:42pm Report this comment

I love Top Gear its ace cant wai till the next episodes come out woo hoo and iv orderd tickets 2 go `

Trevor

January 16th, 2008 8:49pm Report this comment

top gear is JUST THE BEST!!!!!!!

Arild Skjolsvold

January 19th, 2008 5:46am Report this comment

James, whoever you are, I love you. You put in print what I've been feeeeling. Fantastic.

carl

January 20th, 2008 4:36pm Report this comment

top gear is just d best show ever put on tv getin tickets 2 go

kate jeffries

January 22nd, 2008 6:13pm Report this comment

sundays aint the same without TOP GEAR! simply the best love watching the programe and love the banter between clarkson,hammond and may! would love to hang out with them just for a day!!

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