I think a more pragmatic approach in the long run to subsidise air-conditioning so it is affordable for UK homes & businesses (some grants are already available btw!)
This policy is purely performative.
A bank holiday costs us ~Β£2.4bn, we decide when they happen.
Downing the entire economy because its too hot... are they mad? What about Doctors? Police? Firemen?
Sounds good, but there has been 0 thinking on second order consequences.
The Green Party is calling for a maximum workplace temperature to be introduced.
Currently there is no legal limit on what temperate an employee can force you to work in. As the climate crisis deepens, the workers who keep this country going need to be protected.
1/ Today, LFG releases the technical audit report conducted by JS Held, an experienced third-party auditing firm, providing full transparency into the trading, blockchain records, and efforts of LFG and TFL to defend the price of TerraUSD ($UST) between May 8th & May 12th, 2022.