Don't hold your breath

Did anyone else see PQT today ?.

an MP (think name was Tom Harris) raised the question about light
pollution,after a few
seconds into his Q to Blair the whole house fell about laughing.

Seems like there's more chance of getting on the moon with a step ladder
than this lot doing
any thing.

--
Barry
If it ain't broke-don't fix it

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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:30:05 +0100, "foreverArsenal"
wrote:

Did anyone else see PQT today ?.

an MP (think name was Tom Harris) raised the question about light
pollution,after a few
seconds into his Q to Blair the whole house fell about laughing.

Seems like there's more chance of getting on the moon with a step ladder
than this lot doing
any thing.

Are you sure it was light pollution and not political integrity?
--
Pete
Homepage at http://www.pbl33.co.uk
CCD/digicam astronomy

Pete Lawrence wrote:
political integrity

Off topic -- take it to alt.oxymoron

Best,
Stephen

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"foreverArsenal" wrote in message
...
Did anyone else see PQT today ?.

an MP (think name was Tom Harris) raised the question about light
pollution,after a few
seconds into his Q to Blair the whole house fell about laughing.

Seems like there's more chance of getting on the moon with a step ladder
than this lot doing
any thing.

--
Barry
If it ain't broke-don't fix it

Rather sad the way the useless lumps we elect just laughed about it. I
suppose when the Government can't even get many inner city kids able to
write their own name in ink, worrying about them not seeing the night sky
seems to pale into insignificance.

Interesting comment about the Milky Way only being observable from (I think
he said) 30% of the Country, I can occasionally see it in Ashford where I do
suffer significant light pollution, but it's more to do with the lack of
really clear skies not the light levels. Last night for example it was
beautifully clear (until I got my telescope out of course) and I could see
far more stars than normal, yet the light pollution level was no different
to normal.

Martin

In article ,
burbled happily...
Stephen Tonkin wrote:

Off topic -- take it to alt.oxymoron

Would you mind telling me whats off topic Stephen ??

May I be the first to say WHOOSH!
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Craig Oldfield

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:43:13 +0100, Craig Oldfield
wrote:

In article ,
burbled happily...
Stephen Tonkin wrote:

Off topic -- take it to alt.oxymoron

Would you mind telling me whats off topic Stephen ??

May I be the first to say WHOOSH!

The first to say it but not to think it ;-)

--
Pete
Homepage at http://www.pbl33.co.uk
CCD/digicam astronomy

In article ,
burbled happily...

Would you mind telling me whats off topic Stephen ??

May I be the first to say WHOOSH!

The first to say it but not to think it ;-)

Diplomacy was never my strongpoint
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Craig Oldfield

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:43:13 +0100, Craig Oldfield
wrote:

In article ,
burbled happily...
Stephen Tonkin wrote:

Off topic -- take it to alt.oxymoron

Would you mind telling me whats off topic Stephen ??

May I be the first to say WHOOSH!

I think Barry just missed seeing the quote.

Perhaps any demand for action on the LP front should be accompanied by
a long list of names on pieces of paper. Politicians usually fail to
respond to (or indeed, comprehend) reasoned argument, they do
sometimes respond to petitions where they can count the number of
disgruntled voters.

ChrisH

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"Martin" wrote in message
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"foreverArsenal" wrote in message
...
Did anyone else see PQT today ?.

an MP (think name was Tom Harris) raised the question about light
pollution,after a few
seconds into his Q to Blair the whole house fell about laughing.

Seems like there's more chance of getting on the moon with a step ladder
than this lot doing
any thing.

Snip

However cynical you may be about MP's etc. do not lose sight of the fact
that the question was allowed by the Speaker and, therefore, becomes a
matter of written record. It was also significant that the PM had briefing
notes on the subject which he read and therefore his answer becomes a matter
of written record. Further all those watching and listening to PM's
questions will now know that light pollution is a matter of fact and concern
to some of us.

Norman

"Martin" wrote in message
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"foreverArsenal" wrote in message
...
Did anyone else see PQT today ?.

an MP (think name was Tom Harris) raised the question about light
pollution,after a few
seconds into his Q to Blair the whole house fell about laughing.

Seems like there's more chance of getting on the moon with a step ladder
than this lot doing
any thing.

--
Barry
If it ain't broke-don't fix it

Rather sad the way the useless lumps we elect just laughed about it. I
suppose when the Government can't even get many inner city kids able to
write their own name in ink, worrying about them not seeing the night sky
seems to pale into insignificance.



They are also too busy approving a 400ft high fence of windmills round the
Lake District National Park boundary to provide the power for all these
extra lights :-(
/RANT

Robin