"New technologies".

Don't say: fossil fuel-powered industrial agriculture.

The government are clearly committed to a dash-for-trees.

I wonder if that has anything to do with extremely wealthy landowners enjoying the benefits of subsidies and reduced availability of land?

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It must be a coincidence that relics of feudalism (such as a certain Charles) has a preference for feudal modes of production (for you) and feudal social relations.

But trees! Yay trees! Everybody loves trees!

TREEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!
"Things will stop going wrong when there are more trees."

"If only we can plant zillions more trees, all of our problems will go away."

"Trees will create jobs, grow the economy, reduce crime, and make the weather better."

How?
Of all the problems that the UK has -- never mind that the world has -- how many of them can be solved by trees?

How high up on the political agenda should trees be.

Don't tell me it's not a case of either/or. It is. Resources are limited and policies have consequences.

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Why must you be instructed on what state apparatus you're supposed to be worshipping?
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