Well, no he didn't, but he did do something far worse last week. While the media seems excited by the fact that they can now buy their favourite chocolate bar for 2p less, the government has got away with robbery and almost no one noticed apart from a few blogs such as EURef.

At least the Times has noticed,

"Protests as carbon permits auction raises £54m", and "The Government has provoked anger by saying proceeds of sale will not necessarily be used to tackle climate change issues."

This is a tax, like any other tax. It is just like the subsidy that you already pay for the enormously expensive wind farm electricity, in that you will pay it through your ever increasing electricity bills. But this is only the start. While the electricity generating companies have been forced to buy four million permits at a rate of £13.60 per ton of carbon dioxide that they expect to produce, our EU government has committed us to cutting carbon emmissions by 20 per cent by 2020 and expected to move towards 100 per cent auctioning of the permits. Next year our provincial government is planning to auction 25 million permits, at an extimated cost of £335 million. And who will pay this ever increasing "environmental tax"? You of course, through your electricity bills. And what did Our Majesty's opposition do about this when it went through parliament? Nothing.

But don't worry, as you huddle around your last piece of coal in the grate, just remember you are saving the world from global warming aren't you?

Thanks to The Saxon Times for the cartoon.