How “humour” opens the door to far right politics.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 10th July 2025
Without resistance, a combination of new laws and new technologies of control will rush us towards dystopia.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 4th July 2025
No one can be trusted with power. Any government will oppress its people if not constantly and inventively challenged. And the task becomes ever-more urgent as new technologies of surveillance and control are developed.
Cynical operators seek to divide rural and urban people. But what we want is fundamentally the same.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28th June 2025
I posted something similar on Facebook a few days back, and thought I might get some useful feedback here. Iran is criticised for violating their obligations under the NNPT. But the NNPT was signed by The Shah, who was a … Continue reading →
Protection should be the default state of the oceans.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 13th June 2025
I have been saying this a lot recently: “At last!” At last, a mainstream film bluntly revealing the plunder of our seas. At last, a proposed ban on bottom trawling in so-called “marine protected areas” (MPAs). At last, some solid research on seabed carbon and the vast releases caused by the trawlers ploughing it up. But still I feel that almost everyone is missing the point.
