The Blame Game

The playground politicking over roadside trees in Sheffield has been an excellent example of just how utterly bankrupt the local political dialogue has become. Latest to weigh in has been the Green Party with a letter in The Sheffield Telegraph.

The characterisation here of the local LibDems is accurate .....

....but I wish I could agree more with the local Greens. Attempts to get them to see that a tree strategy should also - especially in fact - include consideration of the uplands, has so far resulted in no comment. Why would that be? It's been suggested they have fallen for the cronyism approach of the conservation industry. It's well known that however useless are SRWT on the ground, they devote a lot of time to networking and 'relationship building' (schmoozing to you and me) with anyone they think has any influence with particular emphasis on those who've never seen the mess they make where it matters.