"Recent sentences for climate protestors are longer than those imposed on many of those involved in violent acts during the recent racist riots in Southport. They are the kinds of sentences that western governments routinely denounce when they are imposed on peaceful protesters in places such as Cambodia and Russia."#UKpolitics #Climate #Protest https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/10/britain-protest-laws-tories-climate-labour
"If you are an incoming Labour government with a huge majority and a mission for economic renewal, all the evidence points to two basic lessons. First, don’t impose a new round of austerity cuts. Second, invest."