Truss has been adopted by the right-wing ERG.
Firstly Biden rejects her trickle down economics as a failure. Then it becomes clear that there is no trade deal with the USA in the horizon.
Census data shows Catholics to out number protestants in NI which will make any undermining of the NI Protocol rather volatile.
She tells union members to stop striking or else! Undermining freedoms and probably leading to a general strike.
In response to mad Putin she just threatens back – thus feeding the Russian right wing (which is large).
She wants to restart fracking over riding the previous governments moratorium (until proven safe). Presumably she does not care about safety.
Her cultural war on WOKE has been shown nit to be supported by the public who agree with “woke’ positions on racial equality, immigration and sexual identity.
The majority of the public want higher taxes (52% with 40% saying keep it as it is now).
Concern for the environment is increasing
People are more concerned about the environment than they were a decade ago and it is
viewed by more people as a political priority.
- 40% are very concerned about the environment, almost double the proportion who reported this in 2010 (22%).
- The proportion who considers the environment to be one of the two most important issues facing Britain increased from 8% in 2010 to 21% now.
- Only health care, the economy and education are viewed by more people as being among the two most important issues facing Britain.
Climate change is the dominant issue
Climate change has become the dominant environmental issue but is certainly not the only one.
- 45% view climate change as the most important environmental issue, up from 19% in 2010.
- A majority (60%) believe that the world’s climate has been changing mostly due to human activity, while only 6% say the climate has not been changing or that it has been changing mostly due to natural processes.
- 64% see a rise in the world’s temperature caused by climate change as extremely or very dangerous – comparable to the proportions that see air pollution caused by industry (62%) or pollution of Britain’s rivers, lakes and streams (62%) as dangerous.
The majority are willing to pay for the environment
The majority of people are willing to pay in some way for the protection of the environment,
but there is no consensus on the best way to do this.
- 57% say they are willing to pay either through higher prices, higher taxes, or by a change in their standard of living, while 18% are unwilling to pay in any of these ways.
- 76% of those who are very concerned about the environment are willing to pay for its protection, while 10% remain unwilling, despite their concern.
- The most commonly suggested route for getting business and industry to pay for the protection of the environment is with heavy fines for polluters (38%), while, for individuals and families, there is most support for information and education (42%).
There are ways to get production and the economy moving in the UK. Cut child care costs, raise wages.