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Robin McAlpine: ‘Green New Deal’ and ‘Green Deal’ are opposites – Scotland has to choose
20.05.20May 20, 2020

“You can tell a Green Deal in a second. It involves setting targets, declaring ‘climate emergencies’ and making theatrical speeches about how much you love trees. But there is no identifiable action and when asked what is actually being done there is a lot of talk of ‘investment opportunities’. That just means yet more wealth-stripping.”

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Robin McAlpine: ‘Green New Deal’ and ‘Green Deal’ are opposites – Scotland has to choose


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