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From The Socialist newspaper, 22 May 2019
Worcester Tories stonewall action on climate change
March 15 climate protest in Bristol (Click to enlarge)
Over 100 climate change activists lobbied Worcestershire County Council on 16 May to demand emergency action to save the planet.
However, all this talk about an emergency was not going to deflect the council from dealing with important matters! It took an hour for them to elect a new chair and vice-chair with each being lauded for their previous sporting prowess and business acumen.
The companion of one councillor, I cannot remember which, was referred to as a "consort" for some obscure reason. Those of us waiting for the real business of climate change to be addressed looked at each other in dismay.
At first it seemed the Tory councillors would not put the climate change issue further up the order paper, but with a bit of encouragement from the public they did so!
However, the call for action so that the council could become carbon neutral by 2030 was defeated, with the target being pushed back to 2050.
More voters now understand the scale of opposition they face from Tory councillors who are more concerned with their political aggrandisement than saving the planet.
Pete McNally, Worcester Socialist Party
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In The Socialist 22 May 2019:
International socialist news and analysis
What lies behind the US-China trade war?
Sri Lanka - Ten years after the brutal end of the war
News
Labour's nationalisation plan: What policies are needed to avert climate catastrophe?
British Steel threatened closure
What we think
European elections expose deepening political crisis: Workers need a party of our own
Workplace news
Birmingham home carers victory
Probation workers celebrate case management renationalisation
Fantastic RMT London Underground victory
Woolwich ferry workers begin ten days of strike action
Morrisons workers reject pay offer
Unite young members' conference
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
4 June - Walk out against Trump! Climate criminal not welcome
Domestic abuse accommodation: Tories shift - but safety is more than a bed
Haringey: Socialists' stance fully vindicated
Anger and frustration at the establishment
Pouring cold water on the Riverside estate
Worcester Tories stonewall action on climate change
Day of action against cuts to special needs education
Opinion
Opinion: socialists must link climate struggle to power of organised workers
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