Since starting Harmless Sky I’ve posted a couple of times on opinion polls that suggest the UK government and the green movement are not carrying public opinion with them in quite the way they might wish. (here and here) Then the results of the local elections on 1st May, when the Liberals and the Green Party failed to make any headway, seemed to confirm that there is a high degree of global warming scepticism among voters. (here)
Perhaps it was no coincidence that, about the same time as the elections, Opinium Research came up with some rather startling findings. In a poll carried out between 11th – 14th April and published on 2nd May, more than 70% of respondents said that they would not be willing to pay higher taxes in order to fund projects to combat climate change. Continue reading »
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