Because being 'tough on the green crap' has emerged as a slim lifeline for the conservatives to avoid utter annihilation at the next election.
That's it. Nothing to do with ethics, morals, economics. Just pure desperate lust for power.
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Conservatism. It’s a plague on this planet and humanity.
Because the prime minister is oil rich
What’s this about?
Can't remember specifics but either his family or friends have a financial interest in the company that's recently been greenlit for a new oil drilling project in the north sea.
Sunak wants to liquidate what he can before Starmer comes in
Because rush it back Sunak hasn't got the support of his own party who are all heavily invested in fossil fuels
We were only a leader in cutting emissions because we were so badly reliant on coal fired power stations and have moved away from that. We still do a lot worse than France for example, who we beat in percentage reduction terms, but we still emit much worse than they do!
Because the fucking Chelsea tractor owners of Uxbridge, one of the best connected places in the country with 3 tube lines, two mainline rail and bus frequency measured in minutes, didn't like to have to pay to drive their tractors and so surprise victory against ULEZ was only way tory could win....of course there may be an element that anti ULEZ sentiment is funded by oil and car companies.
Why.
Nation lead by the north end of south facing donkeys.
Brexit + economic carnage + small country with little heavy industry -> please let us sit one round out to dig our way out of that fucking economic shambles and then we'll be right back on the Climate train handing out HS2 lanyards.