Just in case anyone jumps to conclusions and just reads the headline. This isn’t a response to the latest wave of protest crackdowns. JSO were always a group with one specific demand (it’s in their name) and that demand is now UK government policy.
We’ll never know how much a role JSO played in this, and they aren’t the most popular outside of environmental circles, but as a UK resident, I’m pretty stoked we have people fighting this hard to protect the climate. Hopefully we’ll see some of the same faces in newer groups and movements soon.
Labor have banned new north sea oil projects[1], combined with inland fracking being a non-starter this means no new oil projects in the UK.
If you’re looking for good labour climate policy, clean power 2030 is probably their flagship, they also announced a new national forest the other day, plus upped our international climate commitments at COP. Far from perfect, but easily a step up from the conservatives.
They’ve definitiy gained points from me here. I’m no fan of Rachel Reaves and the policies they implemented so far looked like a crossover between Lib-Dem and Torries.
Just in case anyone jumps to conclusions and just reads the headline. This isn’t a response to the latest wave of protest crackdowns. JSO were always a group with one specific demand (it’s in their name) and that demand is now UK government policy.
We’ll never know how much a role JSO played in this, and they aren’t the most popular outside of environmental circles, but as a UK resident, I’m pretty stoked we have people fighting this hard to protect the climate. Hopefully we’ll see some of the same faces in newer groups and movements soon.
What is the policy? Unsurprisingly the media isn’t particular keen to highlight when labour do something positive
Labor have banned new north sea oil projects[1], combined with inland fracking being a non-starter this means no new oil projects in the UK.
If you’re looking for good labour climate policy, clean power 2030 is probably their flagship, they also announced a new national forest the other day, plus upped our international climate commitments at COP. Far from perfect, but easily a step up from the conservatives.
[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd1q9ejqdo
They’ve definitiy gained points from me here. I’m no fan of Rachel Reaves and the policies they implemented so far looked like a crossover between Lib-Dem and Torries.