Bill Giles says climate change is a good thing for the UK – only 5 replies you need

Former BBC weatherman Bill Giles has suggested climate change could be a good thing for the UK.

Forget about the looming apocalypse, said Giles, climate change is ‘on our side’ and we need to start planning for it.

Weatherman Bill Giles says climate change is good for UK as it'll boost tourism https://t.co/63TM4KCWlr pic.twitter.com/d46rvWx09l

— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 13, 2019

Moving to higher ground, you mean Bill? No, no. Things like this, according to the former weather forecaster who’s been speaking to Radio Times and Good Morning Britain.

‘We have 10 years or so to grasp the nettle and make sure that, due to climate change, we tap into the trend of warmer, more predictable summers and make the leisure and holiday industries the backbone of our post-Brexit economy. Climate change is on our side, and now is the time to start planning for it.

‘This won’t just be from families here – people all over the world, and especially in Europe, could be seduced to come and enjoy the UK as our climate becomes more acceptable and their own becomes unbearably hot. I’m confident that the world’s scientists will find a way of slowing climate change, perhaps by the middle of the century.’

Climate change might be the best thing to ever happen to us. You’ve never had it so hot!

The internet wasn’t so sure that Bill was looking down the right end of the telescope, however. These 5 replies say it best.

So long as the old people dying from the heat aren’t him then? Never mind his grandchildren who will take the worst of it. 😡🤦🏻‍♀️geez.

— Nicola Bryant (@thenicolabryant) 2019. augusztus 13.

This is exactly the sort of optimism and positive thinking we need! People will flock to visit the great Midland Desert and look out over the sea where East Anglia used to be. https://t.co/2IIGueCZ3O

— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) August 13, 2019

"Nice and warm for the time of year" will be a short stopover en route for something a lot more fiery, floody and generally inhospitable.

Meanwhile, as Bill is enjoying his ice cream, millions will be killed/displaced in equatorial countries.

— Ben ⧖ Stephens (@stephens_ben) 2019. augusztus 13.

Thoughts on Bill Giles saying 'Climate change is on our side'
I feel it's Irresponsible to be positive about #ClimateChange as people may not want to tackle it
Bill said we'd have 'More predictable Summers'
But we'd most likely to have more extreme/severe weather & many negatives pic.twitter.com/q0P5bcgBRs

— Laura Tobin (@Lauratobin1) August 14, 2019

Come for the wildfires, stay to watch the vulnerable die of heat stroke https://t.co/ASTWuUPaAy

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) August 13, 2019

People also enjoyed the unlikely opportunity it afforded to look through his DVDs.

Bill Giles has a copy of I Spit on your Grave, which is appropriate considering his views on #ClimateBreakdown.

— Helen the Zen (@helenmallam) 2019. augusztus 13.

I love that he has MacGruber in his DVD collection however.

— 🇪🇺🇬🇧Getting ColdR (@coldrichardson) 2019. augusztus 13.

BREAKING: BILL GILES OWNS AVATAR https://t.co/jqwk7UP7Yr

— John Rain CBE (@MrKenShabby) August 13, 2019

On the basis of the DVD comments I now have the thought of Bill sitting down to enjoy "9 1/2 Weeks" *shudder*

Thanks for that 😂
It's there bottom row.

— Peter O'Hanraha-Hanrahan (@PeterOHanrahaH) 2019. augusztus 13.

In three words?

Silly old bastard.

— 🏳️‍🌈 Max 🏳️‍🌈 (@SpillerOfTea) 2019. augusztus 13.

H/T: Indy100