Glasgow and the world demand climate justice | The mail

A huge demonstration took to the streets of Glasgow this Saturday afternoon to pressure climate summit participants to take more decisive action on climate change. Although the march included highly diverse groups, it seems clear that most of the tens of thousands who participated in the march are critical of the general government system.

The weather did not provide justifications for the alarm on this day, windy and rainy, which fits with what is usual in the Scottish autumn. But neither did he restrain the participants, who crossed the center of the city in a festive atmosphere, with innumerable flags and colours, with bands of drums or trumpets, chanting slogans.

Margaret Murchie, a 74-year-old retired accountant, watched the march, waving a Scottish flag. "I want to show my support for the demonstration," she said. "I think that if Scotland were an independent country we could help the planet more," he took the opportunity to criticize in a political tone. We have reached very high levels of renewables, but the Westminster Government is a drag.

A heavy downpour forced them to take refuge below deck in the access to the kitchen of a restaurant. A Latvian couple came running. They live in Scotland and had driven to Glasgow. To the demonstration? "No," he pointed out, "to stores." "Do you know where the O2 is?" Are you concerned about climate change? "No, no, no," he pointed out. «One day sun, another rain, it changes every day».

Graeme Wilcox, a 54-year-old artistic painter, spoke in a similar vein. "Glasgow has a long tradition of protest and people take to the streets when they think the cause is just," he said. What is climate justice? "Let the people be heard," he said. Everyone knows that the signs say that things are getting worse and worse for many people in the world. It is showing solidarity».

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— Aidan O'Sullivan Sat Jul 03 17:13:54 +0000 2021