By Paul Homewood
Shock news! Isle of Wight refuse to save the planet!!
With Islanders preparing to march for climate change on Friday, the Isle of Wight Council has said it will not declare a climate emergency.
So far, 39 councils — including nine Tory administrations — have declared a climate emergency, including the Greater London Authority, Devon County Council and Edinburgh City Council.
However, cabinet member for environment and heritage, Cllr John Hobart, said there were no plans to follow suit on the Isle of Wight.
Cllr Hobart said:
“The administration has no current plans to consider the merits or otherwise of declaring a climate change emergency.
“It has other priorities which it wishes to address using the council’s limited financial resources. This includes preparation of a local environment action plan as a product of the council’s recent environmental conference.”
Meanwhile the Islanders’ dopey Green Party spokesperson, Vix Lowthian, said it was disappointing council leaders refused to acknowledge there was more to be done to protect the planet.
She added:
“Our Conservative council’s refusal to take action to tackle the climate crisis will be a legacy which comes back to haunt them. Three-hundred Islanders took to the streets last weekend to demand action and support from their elected leaders — their inaction will not be tolerated.”
The Isle of Wight’s population is 140,000, so Vix’s pathetic little rag tag of 300 protestors are an utter irrelevance.
Meanwhile, I suspect the Isle of Wight’s weather will carry on doing what it has always done.
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March 13, 2019 at 02:39PM
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