Thank you, Victoria, for this report & for the record, I have written to my MP as requested. Here is that letter.. Dear David, I recently attended a packed screening of The People's Emergency Briefing at the Phoenix Cinema. The evidence presented by leading experts was compelling and deeply troubling. The discussion afterwards showed just how moved people were, but also how uncertain we are about what to do next. For several years, through GoodGym Barnet, I've been involved in improving our local green spaces, planting trees and helping establish Tiny Forests. I've watched young trees struggle through drought, sometimes die, and seen volunteers do their best to keep them alive. It's a small example of the much bigger environmental crisis we're facing, but also of what communities can achieve together. I remember watching a news report many years ago in which scientists agreed on the seriousness of global warming. I thought this would be a turning point, almost like a declaration of a national emergency, demanding fundamental changes to how we live. Yet the next day, life simply carried on as before. The longer we delay, the harder those changes will become. I'm now at a point where I'm prepared to accept that my own consumer habits and lifestyle may need to change significantly for the greater good. During Covid, we demonstrated that society can make extraordinary collective changes when necessary. Of course, there are consequences for businesses, employment and people's livelihoods. These must be understood and addressed fairly. But surely we have to start having that honest national conversation. We need leadership that sets an example, listens to different perspectives and acts with humility, transparency and urgency. Not more political point-scoring or promises that everything can continue as before. Will you support the call for a government-led national emergency briefing, presented by independent experts, and help begin an honest public conversation about the changes we need to make? Many of us are already doing what we can in our communities. We need to see the same commitment at a national level. Kind regards, Paul Salman