 This was perceived as an attack against those who did not attend Oxbridge universities or go to public school, with many in the British media accusing him of elitism and snobbery.In February 2018, police investigated after Rees-Mogg was caught in the middle of a scuffle at a university campus when left wing protesters disrupted a student event in Bristol.Rees-Mogg has set out his views on environment and climate change in a number of public documents, articles and interviews, in which he couches his views in the context of economic growth stating that environmental targets should serve economic purpose rather than "green orthodoxy".