Feeling Good –
July 22, 2019 – It has been over a year since Hayley Holt switched from debating politics as a Green Party candidate to talking news, sport and entertainment on Breakfast each morning, but her passion for the planet certainly hasn’t been left behind. Getting made up for the camera, she gives a big nod of approval to our makeup artist, who washes all her cloths in preference to disposable wipes. “People should care!” she exclaims, when we get talking about the dire state of the environment. “We are kind of dooming the future generations and it will be us when we’re old, and it’ll be our kids and their kids. I think this is the first time we’re going to be leaving the world in a worse place.” Absolutely, the crackdown on single use plastic bags is encouraging, but as she points out, until we take a hard look at our shopping habits, being handed a plastic bag with each purchase is just the tip of the iceberg. She suggests resisting consumer culture and buying less in general, which will have a far bigger impact than simply declining the bag.
