It's an idea that only a right winger could ever think it makes sense. The country just experienced a free-for-all that benefits the rich at the expense of everyone else (the banks) so why would they want to see another? Well done by the activists who blocked this idiotic deal and won over the broad majority of the public. You have to love the opposition jeers when Cameron announced the retreat in Parliament. The Guardian:
The U-turn represents a victory for an unlikely coalition of disparate groups launched in October. The grassroots website 38 Degrees started a petition which, by last night, had attracted more than 531,000 signatures. One poll suggested 84% of the country opposed the sale.
Cameron indicated at prime minister's questions that he was backing away from the sell-off when Ed Miliband asked him if he was happy with his "flagship policy on forestry", which could have raised £350m.
"The short answer to that is – no," Cameron said to laughter, and shouts from Labour MPs of "timber". But he denied that the government was embarking on a U-turn. "It is a consultation that was put forward. We've had a range of interesting responses to this consultation. What is important is that we should be making sure that, whatever happens, we increase access to our forests, we increase biodiversity and we don't make the mistake that was made under the last government where they sold forests with no access rights at all," he said.
