The Tories’ rebranding won’t wash: being green is about more than fluffy bunnies | Molly Scott Cato

It's all very well for Michael Gove to act as if the Tories love animals but they need to see the bigger picture on fracking, renewables and ecology

Up to their necks in Brexit chaos and with Corbyn's Labour snapping at their heels, the Tories are trying again with a somewhat tired strategy to escape the label of the "nasty party". They are having another go at acting like environmentalists, this time combining it with being nice to animals. At the helm of this more caring narrative is environment secretary, Michael Gove, tasked with resurrecting the idea that blue is the new green.

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