Would you rather be stuck in school at a maths lesson on a Friday afternoon or be outside stirring with your mates?
No prizes for guessing what most children would prefer.
As a result, it’s easy to dismiss today’s climate demonstration as mere ‘slacktivism’. Students giving up their Saturday morning sport to attend a protest would have been a far more powerful statement.
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