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Vroom vroom! Phut ... Dump the Pump flops
1 August 2000
Friends of the Earth has expressed “quiet satisfaction” at the failure of the Dump the Pump campaign to inspire widespread public backing.
Commenting, FOE Transport Campaigner Tony Bosworth said:
“ The Dump the Pump campaign will do nothing to help rural communities, poorer households or the environment. That's why it's been widely ignored by people up and down the country. We hope the campaign will now meet a decent, quick and obscure end.
The pressure must now be put on the Government, to show that the money from fuel taxation is being spent on improving our trains, running more bus services, and helping make our streets safe for cyclists and pedestrians. Britain's transport crisis needs a green solution, not the simplistic slogan peddled by Dump the Pump”.
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