Michael Gove’s green dream: like Brexit, the reality awaits
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#2X2TD)
Gove's vision for the environment is undoubtedly ambitious but it is at odds with much government action - making it real will be a gargantuan task
Who knew? Environment secretary Michael Gove, arch Brexiter and seen just months ago grinning and thumbs up in eco-villain Donald Trump's lair, turns out to be - in words, at least - a deep green.
His first major speech railed against "corporate greed and devil-take-the-hindmost individualism", "extractive and exploitative political systems" and the "selfish agenda" of vested interests.
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