Bright sparks dream up light bulb ban
24 Jun 2008
"The Government's big stick plan to ban conventional light bulbs is something that only the bright sparks in Labour would dream up at this time," says National Party Energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee in a statement.
"Energy conservation is important, but a blanket ban on conventional light bulbs is heavy handed and typical of Labour's command and control ideology."
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