Nationalise the Bogs
The degradation of Britain’s bogs through drainage means that they currently emit as much CO2 as 140,000 cars every year. These natural wonders shouldn’t be exploited for private gain, but protected in the common interest.
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Minesh Parekh is a Labour Party activist based in Sheffield and a member of the Young Labour National Committee.
The degradation of Britain’s bogs through drainage means that they currently emit as much CO2 as 140,000 cars every year. These natural wonders shouldn’t be exploited for private gain, but protected in the common interest.
As an unpopular Labour establishment looks set to lose control of Sheffield City Council – the former ‘People’s Republic of South Yorkshire’ – it’s clear that real change is needed to reverse the party’s decline.