Anyone got a waterproof barbeque?

Back in April the old Met Office told us we were in for a barbeque summer - which they revised this week to a barbeque summer as long as the barbeque was under cover and you wore wellies and a life jacket.

The interesting thing was that the fact they got it so woefully wrong surprised no one. It was just accepted that weather forecasting is like that. If they tell you it will be sunny then take a brolly. All of which begs the question why do so many people stand in awe of all the pseudo science cobblers spouted under the umbrella of global warming.

If our scientists can't even predict the weather five months ahead why do we think that they are going to be accurate when they tell us what we are in for not five months but five decades hence.

There is no proof whatsoever that CO2 production has any measurable effect on global warming yet stick green in front of anything these days and it is an excuse to up prices, create new professions and industries - with yet another explosion of parasitic consultants - fund endless, mindless research projects and, most attractive of all to those in power, create a new derivative market in carbon emissions trading along with a new raft of environmental taxes which we can be told are all for our own good. The fact they swell treasury coffers is merely a happy coincidence.

So next time some scientist tries to justify his research grant or puts down his marker for a knighthood by telling us we are all doomed unless we mend our ways and pay our green taxes - remember the barbeque summer.