David Cameron's green flight tax

This weekend's papers are full of David Cameron's green agenda, as with all issues Green for some reason it involves paying more tax, although to be fair to him in a some sort of patronising way, the effect will be minimal on us proles, since allowance will be made for the once-a-year package tour traveller.

Now David Cameron is being a bit more conciliatory to the great British public, than the likes of Gordon Brown, however why is it that the green solution, involves the public dipping into their pocket to pay more tax.

Many people who have worked all her life and are now enjoying the freedom to travel that budget airlines have bought, I suggest David Cameron and Gordon Brown keep their hands out of our pockets.

Who are politicians, to restrict the general public from the freedom to travel by taxation. If any of these politicians were genuinely concerned about the environment, there would naturally be other suggestions coming forth apart from fuelling the Treasury.

Here's my solution for greener air travel, outlaw first class/business class cabins allowing more passengers per plane and less fuel wasted and shake-up the system that allows airlines like British Airways, to hog routes at our major airports, allowing more open competition for budget airlines.

Access to our roads should be regarded as a right and also a privilege (one that has been earned). Road congestion could be tackled by more stringent enforcement of speed limits and other traffic regulations, thus forcing bad drivers off the road also resulting in greater safety, this would be as effective and would not involve extra taxation.

Our politicians are lacking imagination, put simply we could have a greener planet, without more taxation, it's possible but unfortunately our politicians are addicted to taxation.