In the morning papers review on #R4Today, Justin Webb breathlessly relays this news, from the Sun, that he says strikes a “more positive note” than other Covid-related news: traffic is virtually back to normal, post-lockdown.
IN WHAT UNIVERSE IS THIS POSITIVE NEWS?
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IN WHAT UNIVERSE IS THIS POSITIVE NEWS?
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It is absolutely gut-wrenching to hear the nation’s supposedly top quality news programme appearing to back, without any further comment/balance, the news that we’ve wasted the Covid pause; that air pollution will be getting back to ‘normal’, killing tens of thousands yearly.
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It is profoundly disheartening that TODAY is happy to report as ‘positive’ the news that the birdsong so many of us were enjoying hearing better will now be inaudible again; that we’ve resumed rushing around like headless chickens or rats in a race as much as before.
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It shows a truly unfathomable lack of imagination that Justin Webb et al couldn’t think of any reasons to query or contextualise the SUN’s despicable lack of interest in anything other than resuming the same failed way of living that we inhabited at the start of this year.
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Above all, it’s enraging that our last chance at a course-change to avoid climate nemesis is being wilfully blown. There won’t be a chance to reset as thoroughly for several years, & the climate timetable has no spare years left in it.
Radio 4: for our kids’ sake wise up NOW.
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Radio 4: for our kids’ sake wise up NOW.
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