Mike
The article (and book) was wtitten by Nigel Lawson who was Chancellor of the Exchequer, the number 2 position in the Btitish government for the UK between 1983 and 1989 (under Margaret Thatcher). He was primarily responsible for turning the British economy into one of the highest performing ones in Europe.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/ar...in_page_id=1770

A few months ago I predicted that the wheels would have completely fallen off the AGW theory by the end of 2008. With this kind of intervention from someone of this stature, it will happen a lot earlier than that.

Regards
Imran

PS He is also the father of Nigella Lawson - the 'domestic goddess' celebrity chef - which has absolutley nothing to do with Global Warming but may be of general interest.