[–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Broadly speaking, I'd say it's done out of fear. Voting conservative feels like staying the course and not challenging the status quo, even if it's not ideal. Voting change could be seen as a threat to "stability" even when it's a false narrative.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sadly yeah. It's an old article but (Here

    Basically the trees are planted on very low quality soil and are under strain, it means they're getting sick and dying/falling down.

    There's signs in the park (or at least there was when I was there last) that talks about it. There's rehabilitation underway but a lot of it is management rather than trying to fix the problem and preserve the trees.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I love Hyde Park, it's going to be really difficult watching those trees slowly disappear as they die and fall down.

    It's one of those "back in my day" things I'm gonna have ready when I'm old.

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