A key lever in the extreme right propaganda is selling the idea that these views are widely held by the ‘silent majority’, or just ‘common sense’. Those view counts aren’t real. Look at how many people actually show up to the real-life events compared with the noise you see online. The people who do show up always look surprised by how outnumbered they are by counter-protesters.
Echo chambers like GB news want viewers to simultaneously feel weak and insecure whilst offering a false avenue to empowerment. Engaging with their material will make their influence seem much larger than it is.
I wouldn’t waste your time on those platforms. You would have a much bigger impact by helping your local community, talking to real people about real problems and helping to fix them. People turn to fascism out of desperation that their shit lives are never going to change unless they force that change.
Why not? The heavier batteries are still damaging the road and more dangerous at speed. Just apply a weight levy separate from any emissions levy, that way we don’t accidentally encourage huge electric SUVs.
Surely smaller, lighter electric vehicles with max. 100 mile range should be encouraged in cities. I was in a car-free town in Switzerland (Zermatt) over the summer where most of the vehicles were small electric golf carts.