One story which is attracting lots of media attention today is the decision of Northern Ireland's Environment minister - Sammy Wilson of the DUP (pictured) - to ban adverts on television in the province warning about how changing your light bulbs or not leaving TVs on standby etc could combat climate change.
The full story is in the Belfast Telegraph, but basically WIlson's response is that of a climate change denier: "The vast majority of people are not prepared to accept this view of life any more and are certainly not prepared to bear the massive financial consequences,” he told the newspaper.
Whilst I do not want to get into the rights and wrongs of what he is saying, I note with interest that whilst a number of political opponents and environmentalists are queuing up to condemn him, there is yet to be any such criticism from a member of the Government.
Could it be something to do with those nine DUP votes - one of which was Wilson's - which saved the Government's skin in the Commons vote on 42-day detention vote last year?
