Social media users claim a Scottish climate policy will imprison people in their homes and prevent them from leaving their respective ‘districts’.
The government plans to overhaul the infrastructure of towns and cities by creating ‘20-minute neighbourhoods’, which aim to provide people with all their needs within a 20-minute journey from their home.
One Facebook user, whose post has been shared more than 500 times (here), published a screenshot of a news headline which reads: “Scotland aims to cut car use by creating ‘20-minute neighbourhoods’ in net zero push” (here).
“It promotes an integrated approach to planning housing, local infrastructure including schools, community centres, local shops and health and social care.
Scotland’s ‘20-minute neighbourhood’ policy does not include plans to imprison people in districts or use cameras and fines to deter people from moving around.