"The Answer Is Better Land Management!" | Zack Polanski Wants Oil Firms Taxed Further On Wildfires

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Fossil fuel producers should be forced to pay for firefighting helicopters following the outbreak of blazes in the UK, the Green Party’s leader has said. At a press conference on Wednesday, Zack Polanski made the plea as he warned: “We are facing the biggest threat to this country since the Second World War.” He also urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to “be truthful, be brave” and block new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea, including in the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields off the Scottish coast. Speaking with Senior Associate Fellow at the Henry Jackson Andrew Fox, Talk's Julia Hartley-Brewer says: "Zack Polanski is wrong about everything!" #zackpolanski #greenparty #juliahartleybrewer #talk Have you got a story? Email tips@talk.tv Click here for more from Talk https://talk.tv If you need any help visit: https://talk.tv/helplines

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