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“We have an overdraft with the earth something in excess of 130 per cent. We currently consume something like 30 per cent over and above what we are replacing and rather like an overdraft at a bank that can't go on.”

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Michael Meacher

Michael Meacher was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton from 1970 to 2015. He was a member of the Labour Party and held various ministerial positions, including Minister of State for the Environment and Minister of State for Energy. more

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