Green entryism at Metro

While the Guardian pushes cheap flights and the Indy lets travel columnist Simon Calder rant on about the need to expand airports, Metro seems to have been infiltrated by environmentalists.

Article after article on cheap flight nonsense get juxtaposed with photos of daffodils in December or floods and storms in the developing world. Clearly one of their interns is a secret Earth First!er.

Today's paper contained a delightful attack on green hypocrisy: an article on how Orlando Bloom was using the Oscars to promote environmentalism opens thusly: "JET-SETTING Orlando Bloom..."

But what measures has the film star taken to reduce his carbon footprint? Apparently he's built an eco-house. In London. That will no doubt offset his numerous flights back and forth to LA then...