George Monbiot’s article on the nationalisation of water in The Guardian yesterday concluded with what I think was an exquisitely crafted and profoundly poignant paragraph,
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Rachel Reeves has sold out
There was much in Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House speech last night that was neoliberal to the core. Except for the fact that Rachel Reeves clearly
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Is the UK really living beyond its means?
We’re told the UK is living beyond its means. But who exactly is living beyond them? It’s not schools, libraries, or the NHS. It’s not
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Why are politicians denying the existential threat from flooding?
As the FT has noted this morning: The UK’s sea level is rising faster than the global average and at an accelerating rate, scientists have
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HSBC is going to profit from destroying everything of value
Big businesses’ shallow faith in ethical capitalism and the need to challenge climate change became more apparent yesterday. As the Guardian reported: HSBC has become
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The reckless irresponsibility of right-wing politics
The Telegraph reports this morning that the new Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report from the Office for Budget Responsibility suggests that there will be what
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How much would it really cost to nationalise water?
We published this short YouTube video last night. The media says nationalising the UK water industry would cost £90 billion, and that taxpayers would foot
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Let’s not pretend nuclear works
As the Public Accounts Committee has reported this week: The retrieval of waste from ageing buildings at the most hazardous nuclear site in the UK
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Starmer and Reeves were going to be green: now they’re just trashing the planet
As the Greenpeace website notes: Back in 2021, Labour Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she’d be Britain’s first “Green Chancellor”. Labour’s annual conference that year
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