As we all know, the climate emergency debate rages on. Regardless of our individual views on whether the stuff we're told is accurate, possibly accurate or complete bulls**t, if even some of this comes to pass, there are significant changes ahead.
One such potential change is to the number of climate refugees that will seek refuge in other countries over coming decades due to their homelands becoming increasingly uninhabitable. If the predictions around this are even close, the numbers are staggering.
This was discussed during a recent tv political debate held in Scotland. One of the panelists has written a book on this very subject. Her view was an interesting one. She asserts countries like Scotland (and the other UK nations) should be strategising about this now with a view to essentially building entirely new towns to house whatever % of these people find their way to Scotland (and the wider UK.)
This got me thinking. I wonder if people who are pro migration would support such a strategy? For example, I am pro people coming into the country that follow correct procedures and will contribute. However if I'm being honest, I'm not sure what my views would be if the Scottish Government announced e.g. a 30 year £x billion 'new town building strategy' starting now, with the purpose of creating a few entirely new towns almost exclusively for population by climate refugees. I wonder if some (many?) pro migration people would draw a line at such a proposal?
If I'm lucky, I've got somewhere between 25-35 years left before I'm dust. And tbh I'm pleased about that, because I'm not sure I'd fit in all that well from ~2050 onwards.
p.s. Pat Ex, please remember I have you on ignore, so any replies from you specifically to me will be wasted effort
One such potential change is to the number of climate refugees that will seek refuge in other countries over coming decades due to their homelands becoming increasingly uninhabitable. If the predictions around this are even close, the numbers are staggering.
This was discussed during a recent tv political debate held in Scotland. One of the panelists has written a book on this very subject. Her view was an interesting one. She asserts countries like Scotland (and the other UK nations) should be strategising about this now with a view to essentially building entirely new towns to house whatever % of these people find their way to Scotland (and the wider UK.)
This got me thinking. I wonder if people who are pro migration would support such a strategy? For example, I am pro people coming into the country that follow correct procedures and will contribute. However if I'm being honest, I'm not sure what my views would be if the Scottish Government announced e.g. a 30 year £x billion 'new town building strategy' starting now, with the purpose of creating a few entirely new towns almost exclusively for population by climate refugees. I wonder if some (many?) pro migration people would draw a line at such a proposal?
If I'm lucky, I've got somewhere between 25-35 years left before I'm dust. And tbh I'm pleased about that, because I'm not sure I'd fit in all that well from ~2050 onwards.
p.s. Pat Ex, please remember I have you on ignore, so any replies from you specifically to me will be wasted effort
