Hottest June day ever provokes climate denial from right-wing cranks

Wednesday 24 June was the hottest British day on record. In response to this, figures like Zack Polanski are calling for a renewed focus on the climate crisis:

It's officially the hottest June day ever.

We know who is to blame. Fossil fuel firms. The billionaire media. Weak politicians.

We know what we must do. Rapid decarbonisation & adaptation for a healthier, wealthier country safe for future generations. pic.twitter.com/SRv3myB8V3

— Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) June 24, 2026

The nation’s cranks, meanwhile, are out and about spewing hot air.

Hottest day prompts climate denial

Professional bullsh*t artist Rupert Lowe of Reform UK replied to Polanski with the following:

We need a new frightening word for it. One that strikes fear into the heart of the British people. My suggestion?

Summer.

This would be a fine point if the only impacts of ‘climate change’ were the odd warm day. In reality, we’re facing:

• Agriculture and Food Insecurity: The increased frequency of drought and flooding resulting in more crop failures.
• Extreme Heat: Our infrastructure is not designed for the sort of heat we now regularly experience, leading to increased maintenance costs – not to mention deaths from heat stroke.
• Insecurity: Whether it’s increased flooding, coastal erosion, or other factors, a growing number of people are no longer secure where they live.

What Lowe is doing is nearly identical to the Internet Hippo tweet:

We could talk about the harmful impacts of climate change – we could – or we could just repeat ‘wow, so it’s wrong for summer to be hot now?‘

Lowe isn’t the only no-nothing complaining either:

In hotter countries, they have infrastructure that's stress-tested for high temperatures, buildings constructed specifically with cooling in mind, air conditioning, and people don't work in the hottest part of the day!

If @NickFerrariLBC is arguing for those kinds of… https://t.co/ugcBmFCoux

— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) June 24, 2026

On the question of ‘how do they cope’, it’s estimated you can link a 5-day heatwave in India to an average of 30,000 deaths. They also close down schools, as we’re now suggesting we should do over here.

Media Lens added:

How do they manage in India? In the city of Banda in Uttar Pradesh and regions in Rajasthan officially recorded peaks of 48.2°C last month, making them some of the hottest places on Earth. For weeks, maximum temperatures ranging between 45°C and 46°C struck a huge portion of the country. As a result, power grids have collapsed under record demands from air conditioning. Hospitals have reported a massive influx of patients suffering from severe dehydration, heat exhaustion, and kidney-related complications.

Chattering

It’s borderline impossible to improve anything in this country, because the second you ask ‘what if things were better?‘, a legion of red-faced gammon yell ‘I like things to get constantly worse, actually‘.

And if we sound angry about this, it’s because – once again – it’s incredibly f*cking hot.

Featured image via the Canary