The Propaganda of Power
The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 20th September 2025
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Trussed Up
Astonishingly, the Tufton Street junktanks that shaped Liz Truss’s agenda are still operating at the heart of government.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th September 2025
Legal Limbo
Thanks to the government’s draconian new anti-protest order, it’s almost impossible to tell whether you are or are not breaking the law.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 30th July 2025
Wink Murder
How “humour” opens the door to far right politics.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 10th July 2025
Protest, While You Still Can
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.
The Grip of Power
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
How to See the Sea
Protection should be the default state of the oceans.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 13th June 2025