Sting Stung on Newsnight

Sting was being interviewed on Newsnight and it was one of those rare occasions that an interviewer asks the question you want asked.

I remember seeing an magazine interview years ago where he was preaching saving the Amazon, in itself a noble cause. Problem was he was in his drawing room of his stately house, surrounded by mahogany lined walls.

So the interviewer was straight there, "what's your carbon footprint, I hear you have a 240 strong touring crew - how much resource does that take up?"

He dealt with it well enough, mumbled something about offsetting (an economic con if there ever was one). In all honesty I think the causes he promotes are worthwhile, just should probably think about his own carbon contribution occasionally.

Maybe Prince Charles too?