From Great Britain, no less:
George Bush has had a “devastating impact” on global sustainable development and set the world back more than ten years, says Jonathon Porritt, the prime minister’s senior adviser on the subject, today.
Writing in Guardian Society Mr Porritt, who is the chairman of the Sustainable Development Commission, says it is hard to exaggerate the damage done to the planet by Mr Bush’s drive for a “new world order”.
On a whole series of issues including climate change, international aid, family planning, nuclear proliferation, trade and corporate responsibility, “staying true to a discredited model of extreme economic liberalism has set the world back a decade or more”, says Mr Porritt.
He says it is not surprising that the rest of the world has done so badly because Mr Bush has given them the perfect “out” from their responsibilities.
Ouch.