silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 9 months agoUK absent from key international statement on climate actionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down10
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkUK absent from key international statement on climate actionwww.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 months agoMore like there is absolutely zero benefit for the Tory party to address climate change now. It won’t win back voters that are turning away from them, but it will piss off their core voters and financial backers.
minus-squareVelonie@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoA bleaker future is also great for them. People love voting for “strong” leaders with simple answers in tough times
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoKeeping things bleak does put them in a better place for when they’re in opposition.
More like there is absolutely zero benefit for the Tory party to address climate change now. It won’t win back voters that are turning away from them, but it will piss off their core voters and financial backers.
A bleaker future is also great for them. People love voting for “strong” leaders with simple answers in tough times
Keeping things bleak does put them in a better place for when they’re in opposition.