It’s not doom if it’s a best case scenario. Researcher & lecturer @Uni_of_Essex on climate politics, degrowth & just transitions. @In4Commons
May 14 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
On the defection of voters from the Tories to the Greens, the FT quotes O’Hara: “it’s essentially a set of reactions against modernity on both left and right”
Except it’s not. Its pretty clear that we are seeing the emergence of a new conservationism 🧵
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The Green’s have been steadily increasing their council seats in East Anglia for almost 20yrs. But what’s happened in the past 4 is a surge. It’s not one “against modernity” [FT quote], but more of a ‘final straw’ moment as enviro damage accelerates.
