Populists target net zero policies as new scapegoat after Brexit failures
The article argues that since the 2008 economic crash, politics has shifted from a 'win/win' to a 'win/lose' dynamic, fueling populism and scapegoating. It contends that populists, having failed with Brexit, are now targeting net zero climate policies as their new enemy. The piece warns that if Reform UK succeeds in reversing net zero commitments, it would be the third major harm inflicted by populists on the public.
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Suddenly we moved from a 'win/win' world to a 'win/lose' one: if you are doing better, I must be losing.
Populists weaponise anger and outrage, preferably about things that most people don't really understand.
If Reform are serious about reversing net zero policies, it will be the third time the populists will have inflicted major harm on us all
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