For John, BLUF: There is a lot of hand waving with regard to fighting global warming, but not a lot of hard economic facts. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From Order-Order, by Guido Fawkes, 17 July 2019.
Here is the lede plus:
Extinction Rebellion’s (and former Green Party spokesman) Rupert Read admitted to the Today Programme this morning that he is arguing for an end to economic growth. Responding to a new report by Policy Exchange exposing the underlying extremism of the campaign. If anything he confirmed the report’s findings…We pulled a billion people out of poverty in the last 25 years. Do we want to reverse that or extend it? We need to carefully think about where we are going.“You want there to be a permanent state of recession in this country, that is your position is it… you want a recession, that’s what you’re arguing for is it?”“… the alternatives are this, on the one hand business as usual and climate breakdown and mass death, on the other hand we reassess.”
Hat tip to Order-Order.
Regards — Cliff
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