Discussion and Conclusions

This last chapter sees me critically discuss the UK conservative political legacy regarding both green jobs and the Green Jobs Taskforce (GJT), and (un)intended consequences arising for stakeholders involved. I then examine new conservative British approaches, UK press and media views, and Sunak’s own green future, including his actions in his late summer 2023 reshuffle. I add commentary on UK Labour’s green plan and ask where are we now with UK green jobs, and where are we going? I partly answer this question with a critical discussion of Rishi Sunak’s key net zero speech of 20 September 2023. I close this study and book with some study limitations, policy and practitioner implications and future research ideas.