Published: 07 Dec 2019
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Last updated: 11 Dec 2019
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3 minute read
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Dave Timms
The final scores are in! We've combed through the party manifestos (and any additional pledges they've made during the campaign) to see how they score on tackling the climate and ecological emergency. These are the results...
The 2017 General Election gives the Prime Minister and the other political party leaders an opportunity to recommit to existing environmental protections
As the UK heads for a snap election on 12 December 2019, Friends of the Earth shares the ten policies that should feature in all of the political party manifestos.
Published: 27 Nov 2019
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5 minute read
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Dave Timms
With all the main party manifestos now in the public domain, we have our first chance during this 2019 General Election to look at the stand out policies, the missed opportunities and the serious mistakes they contain.
The Conservative Party failed to significantly address the climate and nature emergency in this election but with floods and wildfires already destroying communities here and abroad, the new government cannot hide from its responsibilities and must urgently prioritise the climate crisis.