You’ve probably heard about the crunch vote on the fate of our forests that’s happening in a mere 24 hours, so we thought we’d post a little more information about where to register your concern with your local MP. Or you could, you know, ignore this suggestion and just carry on regardless, with nary a thought for your surrounding environment. You heartless bastards.
This Wednesday there is a crunch vote in Parliament. MPs will vote on a motion demanding a rethink of plans to sell our national forests. If enough of us contact our MPs now, we’ve got a real chance of winning this vote! So let’s make sure MPs are getting thousands of messages with one very clear request: vote to save our forests this Wednesday. It’s quick and easy to email your MP, click here to send them a message.
This vote was announced on Friday – it’s only happening thanks to everything we have done together to stand up for our public forests. The motion itself says that, “over 225,000 people have signed a petition against such a sell-off”! It’s even more proof that our campaign is working and that if we keep going we can win. On Wednesday morning, MPs will open up newspapers to find full-page Save our Forests adverts – paid for by thousands of us. Let’s back this powerful message in the media with an avalanche of emails to MPs from local voters urging them to do the right thing.
Since 38 Degrees members voted to start campaigning to save our forests in November, we’ve had a huge impact. We’ve sounded the alarm and spread the word. We’ve made the headlines and we’ve made politicians nervous. We are proving that people power works! Now let’s work together again to make sure each and every MP hears from hundreds of us.
Tell your MPs to save our forests HERE.
There, now hasn’t that made you feel a wee bit better about yourself? You’re free to go and kick a puppy now, if you’d like.
