'LA fires have caused widespread destruction - we should not forget about ordinary Americans'
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The wildfires sweeping through the Los Angeles area have cost lives, destroyed buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes. The destruction of celebrity mansions has caught the attention but we should not forget the plight of ordinary Americans. Unlike the A-list stars many will have been left destitute and homeless by the infernos.
The devastation caused should stand as a rebuke to those who continue to deny the climate crisis. This is not a natural disaster but a man-made one. In the last two decades the number of wildfires in California has risen by more than 70%. The rise in temperatures and lack of rain experienced in the state has created the perfect environment for conflagrations.
As American people survey the damage caused, they should also consider why they have elected Donald Trump, who has pledged to roll back measures aimed at limiting climate change, as their next President. Legal lettuce. The consequences of Liz Truss’s disastrous 49 days in power are still being felt.
The former Prime Minister caused economic carnage after her mini-Budget spooked investors and sparked a run on the pound. Experts have calculated that her measures cost the Treasury £30billion, while some mortgage holders ended up paying hundreds of pounds a year more than before.
Instead of writing to millions to apologise for the misery she inflicted, Ms Truss has sent a legal letter to Keir Starmer demanding he stops saying she crashed the economy. She is so in denial the next thing you know she will be trying to sue a lettuce for having the temerity to last longer than she did in office.
