Off Brand
Russell Brand’s grim trajectory shows us where politics is heading
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 10th March 2023
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The Hunger Gap
A gulf in public understanding prevents us from seeing how and why our food supply is at risk.
By George Monbiot. This is my written submission to the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry on Environmental Change and Food Security, 3rd March 2023
Hard Landing
A self-perpetuating political spiral is blocking the easier ways of preventing environmental collapse.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 9th December 2022
Lying Through Their Teeth
What the government has done to NHS Dentistry is what it wants to do to the rest of our public services.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 2nd March 2023
Silence in Court
Environmental protesters are forbidden to explain their motivations to juries, making a mockery of justice.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 22nd February 2023
To tell “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth”: this is the oath defendants in an English court must take. But when David Nixon sought to do so, he was sent to jail.
Uncivil War
This senseless lawsuit could bankrupt the Labour party and let the Tories win again.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 15th February 2023.
You might imagine that nothing could prevent a Labour victory at the next election. The Conservatives could scarcely have done more to alienate voters and destroy public trust. Everyone knows that in this ridiculous first-past-the-post system, the only party in a position to replace them is Labour. Many will vote accordingly.
How to Build a Bioweapon
There’s a legal means of creating a pandemic that could kill millions.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 8th February 2023
So What Would You Do?
Those who dismiss this solution to the greatest threat to Earth systems have a duty to propose a better one. So where is it?
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 1st February 2023
Covid Roulette
Your next infection could be the one that permanently disables you.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 26th January 2023
Controlling and Coercive Behaviour
What does democracy mean, under governments like this?
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 18th January 2023
Don’t let them talk to you about freedom. This government is stripping out fundamental liberties with the speed and determination you would expect in the aftermath of a military coup. Knowing that their days in office are numbered, the Conservatives seem to be snuffing out democracy as quickly as they can.