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The Week Trending - Do People Feel Threatened By Teenagers Taking A Stand On Climate Change?

Greta Thunberg has been the target of online abuse following her visit to the UK this week to join E...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:20 PM - 26 Apr 2019



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

The Week Trending - Do People Feel Threatened By Teenagers Taking A Stand On Climate Change?

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:20 PM - 26 Apr 2019

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Greta Thunberg has been the target of online abuse following her visit to the UK this week to join Extinction Rebellion protesters.

The 16-year-old from Sweden, who has spearheaded the recent climate change action protests taking place around the world, has received criticism from prominent figures such as Boris Johnson and Toby Young, among others.

Young took to Twitter to accuse Thunberg of being "privileged", due to the fact that her mother is a well-known opera singer who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Do people feel threatened by teenagers such as Thunberg taking a stand?

Claire Grady and Niall Shanahan discussed this story and more in The Week Trending.

The Week Trending - Do People Feel Threatened By Teenagers Taking A Stand On Climate Change?

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