This opinion article argues that Labour should support green policies for moral reasons, but the author also argues that Farage’s anti-green message is not what the public want. Apparently “68% of Farage’s constituents in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, declared themselves ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ worried” about climate change.
The article links to this Bluesky thread from a pollster which is interesting:
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I’m not sure what suggests Starmer is in any way interested in proving Nigel Farage wrong about anything. It seems like he’s quite happy to run with whatever narrative the right sets.
My guess is that Labour have done some polling, showing them what red wall voters want, and Labour want to appeal to those voters - voters who are tempted by Reform’s message.
But on this climate change issue, the article is saying that voters don’t even want anti-green policies. And I haven’t seen signs that Labour are tempted to copy Reform’s anti-green stance.
Maybe so but at some point Trump is going to tell Starmer to jump on climate change.
Or his donors.
And anyone with any balls would tell that fat orange fuck to go fuck himself.
Unfortunately our glorious PM only does that to people advocating for changes which might risk benefiting working people.
I really hope Starmer has the balls to tell Trump to do one.
We just cannot trust USA any more. They’d sell us down the river in a heartbeat.