The Corbyn effect? David Cameron pushes his green credentials

Many on the right have raised concerns that a Jeremy Corbyn led opposition could force the government to lurch more to the left in order to pick up votes from disillusioned Labour supporters. But with Corbyn already making waves by hiring a socialist shadow chancellor as well as a vegan shadow Defra secretary, will David Cameron take inspiration from their appointments?

Judging by an article written by Cameron that was published today, they could be onto something when it comes to the environment at least. The Prime Minister has listed his favourite children’s book in a piece for the activity group Super Camps. He names Dr Seuss’s The Lorax, which tells the story of a boy — on a mission to find a tree — who lives in a city where corporate greed has destroyed the natural environment. Cameron says the tome demonstrates the need for humans to protect the environment and refrain from ‘pointless consumption’ and one-minded production methods:

‘The big picture is simple: if we spoil the environment, through pointless consumption and a disregard for how we produce things, we not only damage other creatures, we wreck our own lives and prospects and those of our children.