Managing Copenhagen 'climate change' talks expectations

The BBC did a marvellous job yesterday convincing us that the chances of agreement being reached in Copenhagen were slim and that there could be a six or even 12 month wait for agreement to be reached. Every news bulletin was full of worried newscasters interviewing very concerned experts about why agreement would not be reached and how this would be a disaster.

This careful preparation means that when a watered down accord is agreed to today it can be presented as the result of the diplomatic skills of Gordon Brown, Ed Miliband and Barack Obama, who have all saved the world from total climate disaster.

The BBC managing expectations for a Labour government since 1997.