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22 Aug 2002
It emerged today that Tony Blair could spend just five minutes on his
avowed
priority of saving the planet when he visits the Johannesburg Earth
Summit.
Current plans suggest that the Prime Minister will not be arriving
at the Summit
until just before giving his five minute speech on Monday 2nd September
and will
be back in the UK by Tuesday 3rd.
Mike Childs, Senior Campaigner at Friends of the Earth commented:
"Even Tony Blair can't save the planet in five minutes. So much
for the UK
Government making a great priority of the Earth Summit. Before the last
world
trade ministerial meeting in Doha, Mr Blair flew around South America
drumming
up interest in freeing up trade for big business. In contrast his five
minute
showing in Johannesburg looks like the bare minimum he can do to get
a good
headline without putting in too much diplomatic effort. If this is the
best he
can do, people who care about our environment and about sustainable
development
will be deeply disappointed."
Contact details:
Friends of the Earth
26-28 Underwood St.
LONDON
N1 7JQ
Tel: 020 7490 1555
Fax: 020 7490 0881
Web: www.foe.co.uk/feedback.html
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