Those who defend nature against Labour’s growth agenda are not ‘traitors’ | Letter
The environment is not a barrier to growth, or an internet meme, says Sally Hayns in response to the government’s social media post based on the popular BBC show The...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
The environment is not a barrier to growth, or an internet meme, says Sally Hayns in response to the government’s social media post based on the popular BBC show The Traitors It is alarming to see the government weaponise official departmental social media accounts to sneer at those who care about nature and the environmental safeguards that protect it. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has consistently and aggressively labelled nature as a blocker to its growth agenda. Its recent post on X – depicting “blockers” as “traitors” from one of the UK’s most-watched TV shows – is a disgrace. It reduces the serious duty of environmental stewardship to the level of an online joke. Continue reading...