He's a card, that Gregory Barker - hundreds and thousands of jobs and a key growth sector for the UK. Maybe he should watch this video: http://finance.senate.gov/hearings/watch/?id=f408dd68-5056-a032-52c6-fa004e4a1b02

An energy economics expert will show Gregoryu the most efficient way of creating green jobs, which could mean that full employment in the UK is just around the corner. At 36:54, he says: - "The Green Jobs Rationale borders on the preposterous". To paraphrase: Governments should outlaw the use of heavy equipment for digging ditches and mandate the use of an army of workers using spoons...."There is no analytic difference between inefficient ditch digging and inefficient power generation as tools with which to pursue increased employment"