Bonfire of the Verities
Academic standards go up in smoke in a wildly biased paper on burning in the British uplands.
By George Monbiot, published on monbiot.com, 10th March 2016
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Where I’ve Gone
I’m still alive – but keeping quiet about it.
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The Lesser Evil
I am starting to hate the European Union. But I will vote to stay in.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian, 10th February 2016
Rigging the Market
Oil, the industry that threatens us with destruction, is being bailed out with public money
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 3rd February 2016
Rare Specimen
My interview, in his 90th year, with Sir David Attenborough
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 23rd January 2016
You cannot meet David Attenborough without reflecting on the lottery of life. He bounces into the room unaccompanied, a little stiff in the lower back perhaps, but otherwise breezy and lithe. He is sound in wind and limb, vision and hearing, his eyes sparkle, his face is scarcely rumpled by time. Yet in three months he will celebrate his 90th birthday.
Mumbo-Jumbo Jets
I see the people on trial for occupying a runway at Heathrow as democratic heroes.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 20th January 2016
Scorched Earth Conservation
National park authorities inflict mass destruction on wildlife and habitats, then call it conservation
By George Monbiot, published on the Guardian’s website, 14th January 2016
Sex Pests
Who is most responsible for high abortion rates? The religious right.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 13th January 2016
Here is the fact that everyone debating abortion should know. There is no association between its legality and its incidence. In other words, banning abortion does not stop the practice; it merely makes it more dangerous.
Trickle-Down Theory
How the government learnt absolutely nothing from the recent floods.
By George Monbiot, published on the Guardian’s website, 7th January 2016
Those of you with memories longer than a week will be aware that Britain experienced a degree of hydrological inconvenience in December. You know: 16,000 homes inundated, £5bn of damage, that kind of thing. I vaguely recall that it made the news once or twice.
All Change
An ability to contest the circumstances of our birth is an essential element of our humanity.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 6th January 2016