It's scaremongering, and it's an ingrained dimension in politics - not only in climate matters. He wins who scares uninitiated people the most. We see it on the

It's scaremongering, and it's an ingrained dimension in politics - not only in climate matters. He wins who scares uninitiated people the most. We see it on the other side of the political spectrum with the demonizing of people of the Muslim faith and/or African origin too. Maybe soon to come; the Chinese are inherently evil? I don't even agree that what is at stake is our standard of living. There will be changes yes, but the real issue is, how are we going to handle the migratory pressures brought on by the coming warming (or cooling as it may be, no-one knows the exact outcome of a succession of tipping points). It requires reason and compassion, not panic.