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Apocryphal, some might even say hysterical 10:18pm on 29 Oct 2009 @117 measuring sea-level.

The same problem exists for measuring CO2 in the atmosphere. CO2 is a gas which diffuses into the atmosphere but it must always be unevenly distributed at any point in time. Some places will have a slightly higher concentration, eg over cities. Some places will be slightly lower, eg over the Rain Forest. But the winds and swirling currents in the atmosphere constantly churn it about. So how at any point in time do you measure the accurate concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere? And how then do you take a comparable reading some time later even from the same place? Its a bit like trying to measure how many clouds there are except that the 'clouds' are invisible. And the concentration is TINY - 300 or so parts per million - so that small errors in measurement massively impact the results. The same issue impacts all CO2 measurements, whether gas or secondary sources such as ice cores or tree rings.

Like all religions, the more closely you scrutinise GW the less it stands up, until all you are left with is faith, ie unquestioning belief....
Gordon Brown in the firing line 09:02am on 15 Jul 2009 Success in Afghanistan

What would it look like? What do we expect to happen to the Taliban? Are we talking genocide?
Gordon Brown in the firing line 7:31pm on 14 Jul 2009 Has this country ever had such a useless, incompetent, lying, deceitful, woefully inadequate shambles of a government as this one? Every single thing they touch they foul up. Every announcement is 'economical with the truth'. Every quotation of statistics is guaranteed to be a lie. You cannot trust any of them. Half the cabinet is unelected. We'd be better of in Zimbabwe!
The PM uses the 'C' word: 'Cuts' 4:34pm on 02 Jul 2009 Efficiency savings in the public sector are only made when heads are removed from the payroll. A price worth paying, Mr Brown?
The joke's on us 12:18pm on 02 Jul 2009 Ask him about his Brazilian - sorry now British - boyfriend, that'll wipe the smirk off his face!
I'm sure that's just a coincidence 11:36am on 01 Jul 2009 More doulblethink from the Minister of Truth...
I'm sure that's just a coincidence 1:17pm on 30 Jun 2009 Entitlements?

Isn't this just John Major's Citizen's Charter warmed up?

Plus ca change...
Iraq enquiry row rumbles on 7:05pm on 24 Jun 2009 IRAQ

There was a case for going to war. Our closest ally asked us to help, and we owed it to them to support them. Saddam was as bellicose as ever, giving the weapons inspectors the runaround, and guilty of appalling human rights abuse. On the other hand he posed little real threat outside of Iraq and there were probably more diplomatic machinations and UN sanctions that could have been applied, not to mention no success plan and no widespread public support.

So this was the argument that Blair could/should have gone to parliament and the country with. Instead the NuLabour spin machine simply could not bring itself to trust the electorate with the truth, and chose instead to go down the dodgy dossier, 45mins etc etc route, thereby condemning itself forever.

This philosophy of spin and blatant lying has finally caught up with NuLabour but as Brown demonstrated yet again at questions today they still have not managed to come up with a plan B.
Iraq enquiry row rumbles on 6:48pm on 24 Jun 2009 Ben Bleedi' Fogle! He's a cheery enough old fellow but what-oh-what is the political angle? Careful, DP is following Working Lunch down the kinderkarten trail....
The Great Reformer? 7:40pm on 10 Jun 2009 29 xTunbridge

You're right.

So when Brown says 'transparent' he means we can see right through him - now I get it!

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