New UK Sustainable Sevelopment Strategy out today, and....

[Paul Mobbs]

Hi all,

The Government's new Sustainable Sevelopment Strategy is out today, and it's 
completely and utterly VACUUOUS. Talk about a dodgy dossier!

I recommend that rather than look at the document itself, you compare it to 
the previous strategies from 1994 and 1999. You can see how clear 
implementable policy statements have been replaced with management-speak 
style spin, pledges, aspirations, etc. E.g., comments relating to the UK 
chairing the G8/European Union (no commitments, just the fact that the UK 
might be able to do something in this position of power), Olympic Games (it's 
going to bre 'sustainable'), etc. Clearly this policy document is going to be 
fully implemented over it's lifetime because it doesn't promise anything!

You can download the PDF versions from:
http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/publications/uk-strategy/uk-strategy-2005.htm



P.

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