Reading Rising Tide Protest the Absence of Climate Change Election agenda

Activists from Reading Rising Tide protested the absence of Climate Changes from the election agenda. A Banner was held up and flyers distributed at the entrance to the Rivermead leisure centre where the count for the Reading East and West seats where held.

Climate Change featured very little in the any of the campaigns by major poltical parties who preferred to concentrate on issues such as Refugees, the Ongoing War in Iraq and the Health service. Climate Change affects many of these issues (i.e. the recent heat wave in 'France resulted in an additional $748 million pledged to adapt failing hospital emergency services' and '25 million people world-wide were uprooted for environmental reasons' and that 'by the year 2050, there could be 150 million' environmental refugees. Many people believe Iraq was attacked and occupied to control oil resources a major contributor to climate change)

Many of the people arriving for the count offered words for of support however some showed their ignorance of the subject suggesting that the change to the climate would be for the better. Local media also showed a rare interest in the subject.

Parking tickets where also given to all the 4x4’s that where in the car park including a Veritas supporters van.