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Sirena Bergman
Oct 11, 2019
One would think that anyone with a modicum of shame would choose not to go on a TV show where you're so unwanted that there are whole trending hashtags to keep you away.
Not so for Julia Hartley-Brewer, who rocked up to her panellist gig on Question Time yesterday seemingly determined to prove the haters, errr... right.
In response to Extinction Rebellion spokesperson Rupert Read, Hartley-Brewer went on a rant about how climate activists want to "take us back to a pre-industrial age" with "state-rationed meat" and "no central heating".
What we've got with Extinction Rebellion ... is to all intents and purposes a quasi-religious death cult.
Despite the hilarious hyperbole, her absurd comments did not go down well
“Quasi religious death cult” says Julia Hartley Brewer of @ExtinctionR on @bbcquestiontime Good grief. Can’t bear it. Going to bed.— Sue Tibballs (@Sue Tibballs) 1570744957
The arch-Brexiteer & irony-free zone that is Julia Hartley-Brewer has just described environmental activists as bel… https://t.co/JWmH9KK1wq— Ian Lawley (@Ian Lawley) 1570744460
@fintanmccarthy No one can tell Julia Hartley-Brewer anything, she knows it all & has a slogan to counter every fac… https://t.co/GIg5wotvqT— Diane Hain (@Diane Hain) 1570782159
Someone's been on the gin. Hartley-Brewer was looking very red-faced and made as much sense as your mad old alcoh… https://t.co/isClmcaChl— Mark Bartlam (@Mark Bartlam) 1570773282
If @juliahb1 wants an example of a "quasi-religious death cult" that routinely ignores facts and evidence, she need… https://t.co/9cbv9Z6RjI— Mark Bartlam (@Mark Bartlam) 1570771004
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