SCOUT· 31%18m·2026-11-09·News PoliticsCop31: will Andy Burnham choose climate or cost of living?
This week the British prime minister will join world leaders in Turkey for the Cop31 summit. But he may raise some eyebrows as it looks like domestically he is prioritising the cost of living over tackling the climate crisis. The government is set to reduce electric vehicle targets from 80% to 60%, which will please…
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“Genuinely deranged discussion: champagne socialists essentially advocating for a decline in living standards (probably not theirs, of course) in order to raise taxes to help "fight" something (carbon emissions) that Britain barely contribut…”
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