Lexy Reid

Lexy Reid INTRODUCTION The UK government’s stance on fossil fuel usage is remarkably lenient despite the severe climate crisis we face. Policies consistently undermine the net zero goal and exacerbate environmental damage, even when public opinion favours sustainability. This contradiction between the electorate’s desires and their representatives’ actions can be explained by the unchecked influence of the oil lobby. In his expose The Prostitute State (2014), McCarthy outlines how lobbyists...