Soul Traders
If we saw it anywhere else, we would recognise our political funding system as utterly corrupt
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 13th July 2016
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The Judgement of History
The Chilcot report is utterly damning; but it’s still not justice.
By George Monbiot, published on the Guardian’s website, 6th July 2016
Little is more corrosive of democracy than impunity. When politicians do terrible things and suffer no consequences, people lose trust in both politics and justice. They see them, correctly, as instruments deployed by the strong against the weak.
Labour Savers
The Labour Party can survive, but only if it’s prepared to form an alliance with other parties
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 6th July 2016
Is Labour finished? Is the collapse of the party that turned this country from an enclave of aristocratic power into a functioning democracy inevitable? I wouldn’t bet against it.
Roots in the Rubble
The decision to leave the EU is a disaster, but also a great opportunity for renewal
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 29th June 2016
Leave Well Alone
Those who want to leave the EU refuse to make the most crushing argument against it. Here’s why.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 22nd June 2016
Money’s Reach
The European Union looks thoroughly rotten – until you compare it to the alternatives.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 15th June 2016
What it’s about is not what it’s about. The referendum is a proxy question. Underlying it is the fundamental political question, one that is seldom asked precisely because it cuts to the heart: how do we best keep money out of politics?
The Zombie Doctrine
Crisis after crisis is being caused by a failed ideology. But it cannot be stopped without a coherent alternative.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 16th April 2016
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
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