Britons’ favourite ideology is environmentalism. That’s according to an illuminating poll published by YouGov last week (it was the preferred choice of 64 per cent). This isn’t reflective of a nation of Just Stop Oil sympathisers but one in which David Attenborough is a secular saint and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has 1.2 million members.
Nevertheless, in a country of environmentalists, you might expect the Greens to be thriving (concern about climate change exceeds 50 per cent in every seat). True, at the general election, they enjoyed their best-ever result. The party won four MPs and finished second to Labour in 39 seats. It also now has more than 800 councillors (and stands to make major gains in next year’s locals). All of this suggests insurgent potential.
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