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In defence of private jets

Climate protestors vandalise a private jet in Germany this year (photo: Alamy)

Barbara Amiel was right that one private jet isn’t enough. One jet is always in the wrong place, or undergoing maintenance, or perhaps these days being attacked by eco-activists. So two is the absolute minimum. 

Needless to say, the very idea of private jets sends environmentalists insane. Just last week, Just Stop Oil types attacked private jets at Ibiza, splashing paint and glueing themselves to the wings.

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Jonathan Miller
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Jonathan Miller, who lives near Montpellier, is the author of ‘France, a Nation on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’ (Gibson Square). His Twitter handle is: @lefoudubaron

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