Rishi Sunak’s chess revival plan has been lampooned on-line.
Rishi Sunak’s house
It comes as the PM’s house has been taken over by Greenpeace protestors, angry at the government’s plan to hand out more oil and gas licnecnes for the North Sea.
Four activists used ladders and climbing ropes to reach the roof of the manor house in Kirby Sigston before unfolding the 200sq m of fabric this morning.
Greenpeace tweeted: “You might have spotted us on @RishiSunak’s roof. We knew: – He wasn’t in – How to climb up safely – How not to cause damage Rishi knows that new oil and gas: – Won’t lower bills – Won’t give us energy security – Will wreck the climate #StopRosebank #NoNewOil #Greenpeace“
Number 10 said it would not apologise for its approach to “energy security” this morning – with Greenpeace saying its protest was against the prime minister’s support for North Sea oil extraction.
Rishi Sunak Chess
The story comes from a Bloomberg Exclusive (no less).
The story has the much better title than this article with… “Rishi Sunak Puts Pieces in Place for Great British Chess Revival.”
Writer Ellen Milligan wrote: “Gov will financially back England’s chess teams for the first time – 100 chess boards to be rolled out in parks – drive for more chess in state schools.”
The PM will unveil his policy gambit with “an over-sized set on 10 Downing Street’s lawn”, apparently.
During a cost of living crisis many wondered if this is what people really need.
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