Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Bread and Circuses?



It seems that the convenience and economics of people has (at least temporarily?) defeated concerns  over climate change, as news that the UK government is to consider dropping the surcharge on short-haul flights has steadied financial pressures on Flybe (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/14/flybe-saved-after-successful-last-ditch-talks ). I suspect that it will become harder and harder to defend judgements making that call (especially when it's a minority of folk who take repeated flights).

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