, 3 tweets, 1 min read
My Authors
Read all threads
The government is considering cutting the tax on flying to save an airline.
It should be increasing it to save the living planet.
#FrequentFlyerTax
theguardian.com/business/2020/…
Governments everywhere continue to behave as if nothing needs to change, in the midst of the greatest crisis humanity has ever faced: the gathering collapse of our life support systems.
We need an urgent programme for grounding the great majority of flights.
People are asking "what about the jobs if #Flybe goes under?".
But what about the jobs if the planet goes under?
And the lives?
There is no monstrosity that cannot be justified by the creation or continuation of employment. Including the destruction of human life.
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with George Monbiot

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!