Interesting Links for 30-09-2023

[andrewducker]

1. By breaking Net Zero pledges the Conservatives are alienating everyone but a small section of their own voters.

(tags:Conservatives globalwarming uk viaDanielDWilliam )

2. Search for phone signal caused oil spill, triggering the biggest environmental disaster in Mauritian history

(tags:oil shipping disaster phones OhForFucksSake )

3. Rishi Sunak's free childcare offer could close thousands of nurseries

(tags:childcare Doom UK conservatives )

4. Revealed: Proof PM knows cutting HS2 would lead to chaos

(tags:trains conservatives Doom UK )

Comments

[aldabra]

"... total chaos within a decade." He's planning to blame it on Labour.

[andrewducker]

Probably. I would if I were him.

[calimac]

It's like Republicans. They claim that government doesn't work, then proceed to prove this by mishandling it themselves.

[calimac]

2) How different from the image of cargo ship captains painted by the Captain Phillips movie. On the other hand one remembers the incompetent captaincy which led to things like the Exxon Valdez.

4) On the other hand, who'd take Boris Johnson's advice about anything?

[andrewducker]

I think ignoring what he's decided in his interests to say today is probably the best move.