It's an interesting sign of the political times that two weeks after Environment Secretary Michael Gove urged young people - "as future stewards of our planet" - to get more involved in protecting the environment, several of his colleagues took to the airwaves to point out that children walking out of lessons to demonstrate the point should be seen as truants not strikers.
Of course, some adults are bound to take issue with the idea and usefulness of a ‘strike' by school pupils. In commenting on the Youth4Climate march a few also gleefully pointed to the ‘double standards' at play given the appetite of young people for power-hungry devices and fast fashion.
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