Posted on: June 23, 2019

Tories’ on women & climate emergency

 

 

 

Top stories of the week 23 June

 

 

Politics

Contenders in the Conservative Leadership race were dubbed the worst boy band ever as the Press slammed 5 out of touch Tories.  The Press noted that the promises were becoming wilder and more unrealistic and the facts contenders were spouting were becoming further and further removed from the truth.  It’s down to two now, Hunt or Johnson.

The Conservative Party hit new lows this week when its approach to both violence against women and the climate emergency were revealed in the worst possible way. Police were called the flat shared by Boris Johnson and his lover Carrie Symonds. A neighbour recorded the violent argument between the two with screaming and smashing plates. Johnson then continued to dodge Press questions on the topic.

Continuing the Conservative theme of violence and abuse aimed at women, Conservative Minister Mark Field was suspended for physically assaulting a female Greenpeace protestor.  In what quite frankly was an embarrassing and puerile excuse, Field said he thought she was armed despite being in an event with the highest security and the woman in an evening dress where disguising a weapon would be almost impossible.  So another Conservative MP telling the truth.

 

 

Brexit

MPs are taking the metropolitan Police to court over their delaying the investigation into the Leave campaign. MPs say the delay is politically motivated. Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, shredded Boris Johnson’s claims of avoiding economic damage in the event of No Deal and forecast UK growth down to zero.

 

 

World

More demonstrations and clashes with police in Hong Kong this week over China’s newly proposed extradition law. Leading activist, Joshua Wong, was unexpectedly released by authorities. Wong then vowed to continue to protest against Beijing-backed leader Carrie Lam whom he branded a liar and a coward. As protests entered the second week a solution appeared to remain out of reach.

 

 

Environment

Environmental reporters face being murdered. EU states swing behind becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Pollution from microplastcs in UK rivers is worse than the Pacific garbage patch while 60% of land in the UK is polluted with ammonia.   Just to add to the desperate news, this week saw more evidence of the devastating sea ice melt in Greenland.

 

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