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:

A screenshot of a Bluesky thread which is linked above

Edit: you can right click the above image and open it in a new tab to see it full size.

  • futatorius@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    Farage is opposed to net zero because it will make us less reliant on imported fossil fuels. Reduced global demand for fossil fuels is very bad for Russia’s balance of trade.