Should the UK government increase woodland creation to meet the 30,000-hectare annual target?

No prevailed by the narrowest of margins, 15 votes to 13, on a question that on paper looks unarguable — England is missing a government tree-planting target by more than half — yet failed to command a majority among the 28 voters with a profile on record.

The split by age was thin everywhere except one bracket: the 25-34s, who supplied 17 of the 28 votes and broke 41% yes to 59% no. Every other age group was either tied or too small to read with confidence, which means this result is really a verdict from Britain's under-35s more than the nation at large.

The sharper fracture was gender. Men split close to even, 53% yes, while the 7 women who voted went 29% yes — a gap that echoes a familiar pattern on environmental spending questions, where headline support for green goals often thins out once the question becomes "should government now act, and pay for it".

A target missed by more than half, and a vote that could not muster even a bare majority to demand it be chased.