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‘I hate tree huggers’: How Starmer apparently exploded over Labour’s green policy (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by jocanib@lemmy.world to c/uk_politics

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I thought this was a hoax the first time I saw this story. But apparently not. The man is becoming a parody of himself.

12ft.io link for those who cannot be arsed with the Indie: https://12ft.io/proxy?&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fpolitics%2Flabour-green-climate-change-starmer-miliband-b2372012.html

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[–] tenebrisnox 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The "evidence" is clearly that the Green Agenda isn't at the top of Labour's plans. I heard Starmer on LBC last week refusing to defend ULEZ and Sadiq Khan. I heard Starmer also telling young environmentalists in Gillingham when challenged about which side of the climate debate he was on, saying "the side of economic growth." Two weeks ago, Starmer decided to u-turn on the Green Plan Labour had been developing.

What more evidence do you need?

If we do face an existential crisis then it means actually doing radical stuff. Postponing things until Rupert Murdoch or one of the other oligarchs tell us it's ok, isn't an option.

[–] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I heard Starmer on LBC last week refusing to defend ULEZ and Sadiq Khan.

Dont forget that Khan has green lit the Silvertown tunnel, which will have massive negative environmental impact on the east of London

[–] tenebrisnox 1 points 1 year ago

I wasn’t aware of it. Now having read about it, I agree.