In Praise Of Political Balance

October 26, 2009 at 4:13 pm

We all know that the Left loves to debate and give people their say, to listen to all points of view, right?

A polirical row has broken out over a Derby Conservative councillor’s decision to show a climate change-sceptic film in the city’s council chamber.


The new film, Not Evil Just Wrong, is a documentary which suggests evidence of global warming is inconclusive and that the impact climate change laws will have on industry is much more harmful to humans than beneficial. It is a direct challenge to Al Gore’s film, An Inconvenient Truth, with was shown to councillors in Derby during Labour’s control of the authority in 2007.


Tory councillor Frank Leeming put forward the idea to show the new film today, sparking criticism from Labour councillors.

So they are up in arms simply because it was suggested that the film be shown? For that they are insisting that the Conservative chairman resign? I wonder if they felt the same when Gore’s “movie” was shown? You know, the one which a British judge ruled was full of lies and half-truths, with 9 significant errors so serious that they had to be told to cildren before they are forced to watch the propaganda piece.

“We are a democratic group which allows free speech. I don’t see any reason why I shouldn’t do this,” (Harvey Jennings, leader of the Conservative group) said.

Bah, free speech is so last year.