Even in today’s grim, Green, high tax, big government, Tory party, Tim Yeo stands out both for the rigor of his environmentalism and the relaxed way that he applies its principles to himself. Iain Dale notes this snippet from yesterday’s Sunday Times:

Tory MP Tim Yeo has surely been the victim of a cruel practical joke. Yeo, a former environment minister, is well known for his campaign against climate change. He wants domestic flights to be scrapped and his website boasts of his commitment to the planet. Yet what do we find in the latest Bentley magazine? Somebody calling themselves Tim Yeo, MP for South Suffolk, has been test driving the Bentley Continental Flying Spur. He sinks into the warm embrace of its leather seats and takes it on a golfing jolly. The Bentley does about 16mpg and has carbon emissions that rival those of a jumbo jet. Surely the real Tim Yeo
would have mentioned this?

Oh, surely…