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Enjoying Class Wars & looking forward to seeing it develop. Hate to be "that guy"... But I'm hoping BBC Scotland haven't ignored a big inequality elephant in the room: climate change.
Should we be talking about CARBON CLASS? https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000sg5h/darren-mcgarveys-class-wars-series-1-2-home-sweet-home
Should we be talking about CARBON CLASS? https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000sg5h/darren-mcgarveys-class-wars-series-1-2-home-sweet-home
Is it right to talk about grouse shooting in Scotland today without mentioning the environment? I was gutted that the latest episode of Class Wars didn't explore this. The nice landowner got labelled a "good guy" with no exploration of his business model https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/09/scottish-grouse-moors-climate-report
How do we think about class through the lens of climate change? The richest 10% of the world's population account for 49% of emissions due to high consumption lifestyles. How do high carbon lifestyles and class intersect?
I'm fascinated by how social mobility is shaping our "carbon class" in Scotland. I had the absolute cheek to talk to a family member about reducing carbon footprint when they're on disability benefit, haven't been on a plane for years & don't buy any luxuries 
My own social mobility has radically increased access to a carbon intensive lifestyle: regular overseas holidays, private car ownership, high consumption of luxury goods... But it's paradoxically introduced me to new "middle-class environmentalism" ...
I've noticed that "middle class circles" has encouraged enviro habits: cycling as transport, plant-based eating, reuse & repair, slow travel (e.g. no planes)
Why are these habits synonymous with higher classes when it's middle/upper class who have highest personal emissions?
Why are these habits synonymous with higher classes when it's middle/upper class who have highest personal emissions?
Grassroots activists have been saying it for a longtime now: climate change, environmental degradation & class are all interlinked. Rising temperatures & rising inequality are cosy bedfellows.
Would Mossmorran still be causing health, environmental & social problems if it was next to more affluent communities? Is the fact that Cowdenbeath is an area of multiple deprivation a factor in why it is continuing?
@Mossflare1 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-54840311
@Mossflare1 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-54840311
Rampant neoliberal capitalism has created a reality detached from nature (complex food systems, oil dependency, deskilling) and it's aspirational to become more cut off from the natural world...
The Class Wars episode touched on call centre working and how precarious it is - economically & for mental health. But I'd argue modern work also adds to a kind of "ecological grief" - cut off from outside, forced to be part of a system that damages the world & get no benefit
Could a "Green Revolution" be a catalyst for social mobility, like the oil-boom generation shown in episode one? Or are we sleepwalking into more bad work, with a green tinge?
Just some thoughts! If you haven't watched @lokiscottishrap's programme, get it watched. I hope this is a chance for interesting debate on what class means in today's Scotland... with the reality of climate change impacting us all & COP26 coming to Glasgow?
@weallscotland @FoEScot @UKDivest @BBCScotland @Cmmonwealth @MockCOP26 @2050ClimateGrp @FFF_Scotland @cemvo @KTrebeck @sccscot @Glasgow_COP @ScotClimateCamp
