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> [If you tell people, 'that old banger of yours, we're going to tax the hell out of it,' they'll rightly tell you to get lost. But if you tell people that when they next buy a car, the tax will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/if-you-tell-people-that-old-banger-of-yours-we-re-going-to-tax-the/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

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## More by Zac Goldsmith

> [I can't be bought. I don't need to be bought. I'm not a careerist. I don't need to have a career in politics. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/i-can-t-be-bought-i-don-t-need-to-be-bought-i-m-not-a-careerist-i-don/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is, we only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/we-always-hear-from-newspapers-that-while-people-understand-the/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [By uploading 40 years of 'Ecologist' editions online, we will be creating the world's most extensive ecological archive. 'The Ecologist' will continue to set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/by-uploading-40-years-of-ecologist-editions-online-we-will-be/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [All schools should teach children basic cooking skills. Every school should be able to buy sustainable, good quality food wherever possible from local sources.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/all-schools-should-teach-children-basic-cooking-skills-every-school/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [The food system is not a free market. In this country, we impose reasonably high standards of animal welfare - but we haven't applied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/the-food-system-is-not-a-free-market-in-this-country-we-impose/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [Politics colours everything, and anyone who wants change is necessarily political. As an environmental campaigner more or less since I left school in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/politics-colours-everything-and-anyone-who-wants-change-is/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/politicians-are-so-detested-and-the-main-cause-is-not-policy-it-s-the/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [Yes, Heathrow is the U.K.'s busiest airport, but new runways or a new airport are not the answer. It is far better to focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/yes-heathrow-is-the-u-k-s-busiest-airport-but-new-runways-or-a-new/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [In North America, more than half of all children travel to school by bus. We need a similar programme in London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/in-north-america-more-than-half-of-all-children-travel-to-school-by/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [While big business gain subsidies and political access, small businesses drown in red tape, and individuals now risk being classified as terrorists for complaining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/while-big-business-gain-subsidies-and-political-access-small/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [The Conservatives are a confusing lot. They first denied climate change was a serious issue and then suggested strengthening the nuclear industry as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/the-conservatives-are-a-confusing-lot-they-first-denied-climate/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [Sense About Science is much more than an innocent fact-checking service. It is a spin-off of a bizarre political network that began life as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/sense-about-science-is-much-more-than-an-innocent-fact-checking/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> ['Green' cannot be allowed to become an excuse for stealth taxes. And nor should 'green taxes' be about punishment. Instead, they should represent a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/green-cannot-be-allowed-to-become-an-excuse-for-stealth-taxes-and-nor/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [Green policy is about triggering a shift to a cleaner way of doing things. To be effective, it needs to incentivise the right behaviour,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/green-policy-is-about-triggering-a-shift-to-a-cleaner-way-of-doing/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [If there was a time when 'The Ecologist' appeared not to be making a difference at all, not doing something useful, I wouldn't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/if-there-was-a-time-when-the-ecologist-appeared-not-to-be-making-a/)

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