Brown rejects short termism

It may not have been what the electorate wanted to hear ,but Gordon Brown's comments at the CBI in Glasgow last night were some of his better pronouncements on the economy.

Rejecting short term gimmicky solutions,in this case one off payments to alleviate the cost of fuel,he said that the solutions were long term by way of reducing our consumption of fossil fuels.

“Not short-term gimmicks or giveaways - but firm steps towards making every home in Britain more energy efficient, thus reducing bills not just temporarily, but permanently.
“Because you cannot address a long term problem - the supply and demand for oil- with a short term gimmick like a fuel duty stabiliser.”

No doubt also a sideways swipe at the Tories fuel duty stabiliser.Is this the first steps to realising that the market price can influence our fuel consumption?
Yesterday's figures on new car sales,despite the slump in sales showed that we are downsizing on our petrol consumption by shunning the 4*4 and other uneconomical vehicles.