A little global warming would be a good thing
From the London
Daily Express:
UK WEATHER: NINE PENSIONERS DIE FROM THE COLD IN UK EVERY HOUR
The number of deaths linked to the cold between December and March reached 25,400 in England and Wales, with another 2,760 in Scotland.
The figures are equivalent to nine deaths every hour.
The total gave Britain the highest winter death rate in northern Europe, worse than much colder countries such as Finland and Sweden.
There are fears the death toll could increase this year following energy price rises which may frighten elderly people into not turning on their heating.
Michelle Mitchell, of Age UK, said: �It�s unacceptable that tens of thousands more older people die in this country every winter from the effects of the cold weather. The fact that the UK has one of the highest winter mortality rates in Europe makes it clear this is very much a home-grown problem.
�Behind these statistics lie deep-seated social issues, such as one in three over-60s living in houses which fail the �decent home� standard.�
Ahhhh, the manifest joys of socialism -- all of the money is spent on the government and there is a pittance remaining for the citizens. Petroleum is bad so we need to tax it. Heating oil subsidies? No. Subsidies for any kind of alt.energy? How much do you want and with zero accountability to see that costs are accurately reported.
Posted by DaveH at November 25, 2010 7:07 PM