The UK’s newly appointed minister for net zero is facing questions over her links to a think tank funded by oil giants that called for climate protesters to be jailed.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/policy-exchange-claire-coutinho-minister-net-zero-fossil-fuels/

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doublejay1999@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y

This government is balls deep in filth

Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y

Every word uttered by a conservative is deception or manipulation. Every. Single. Word.

Never, ever trust a conservative.

Ni@kbin.social · 15 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Nooo, can we just actually put someone useful in the position and see how that will help and improve things?

inspxtr@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It’s probably a selection issue. Those who are useful are weeded out in politics games due to the bureaucracy and useless nonsense.

Then it’s a (d)evolution issue for the useful ones who got in. The politics games either slowly turn them useless or corrupt them enough that also renders them useless.

Ni@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y

It's true, but also quite damning of our whole political system. I just think we're well past the point of party politics with this issue, it all needs putting aside and we need to see real change.

MrSebSin@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y

“Oh no, don’t ask me questions! I may have to continue to lie to you… and then LOL… and then I resign with my millions in the bank as you do nothing but complain.”