Why Hasn’t Andy Burnham Said a Word on the Drought? (novaramedia.com)

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[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

You’d think that a government that’s made the cost of living its top priority would be all over this like white on rice. And yet, there’s been nothing from Burnham on the drought. Angela Eagle, the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, met with the National Farmers Union in late July, but so far hasn’t made any public announcements. Miatta Fahnbulleh, who’s got the net zero brief, has largely focused on the upside (record sunshine means record solar-generated electricity). When it comes to catastrophic climate change, our new PM is determined to keep it sunny.

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