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Opinion: Union Jacks and Churchill Quotes Won’t Save Insulate Britain

Blyth Brentnall

Insulate Britain's comms strategy aims to enter "the Right’s side of the culture war". But nationalist parochialism will alienate many social housing residents while doing little to blunt the anger of motorists, argues Blyth Brentnall.

Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable

Refuse workers in Glasgow went on strike during Cop26 to demand better pay and working conditions, shining a light on the vital role they play in the fight to protect our environment - and they're ready to strike again.

Analysis: The Gas Crisis Is Exposing the Lie in Britain’s Decarbonisation Strategy

Lauren Van Schaik

With fossil fuel dependence impacting both our wallets and our thermostats, more of us may start to see through the Tories’ counterfeit decarbonisation strategy, which has swapped out coal for natural gas, writes Lauren Van Schaik.

Opinion: Cop26 Is Little More Than a Cop-out

Ell Folan

World leaders have once again gathered at COP and promised action. But they’ll go home and do virtually nothing. These climate gatherings aren’t fit for purpose - and won’t be until politicians start taking responsibility instead of shifting the blame.

Analysis: Cop26: Climate Justice Visions From the Global South

Connor Woodman

As vaccine apartheid and the UK’s borders stop many from accessing Cop26, five thinkers and organisers from the Global South counter-pose their struggles for climate justice to the vacuous summit in Glasgow.

Opinion: Bogus ‘Nature Based Solutions’ Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis

Kirtana Chandrasekaran

'Nature-based solutions’ to the climate crisis are the talk of the town at Cop26. But while they’re an intoxicating idea, they’re really a wolf in sheep’s clothing, argues Kirtana Chandrasekaran.

Opinion: The Tories’ New ‘Community-Powered’ Plan Is a Cynical Power Grab

Bertie Russell, Keir Milburn & Kai Heron

The Tories' recent proposal for a new era of 'community-powered Conservativism' is an audacious, though ultimately hollow, bid to park tanks on the left's lawn.

Opinion: Who Should Pay Up for Climate Carnage?

Harpreet Kaur Paul

Unprecedented storms and floods are ripping across the Global South. Many at COP26 are calling for rich countries to pay for the damage, writes Harpreet Kaur Paul.

Report: The Inside Story of Keir Starmer’s Farcical Diversity Audit

Oliver Eagleton

As Black Lives Matter drove a clamour for institutional change in 2020, Labour promised to respond. A year later, party insiders speak of union busting and double-standards in the name of diversity. Oliver Eagleton reports.

Report: Workplace Strikes in the US Are Surging – But Workers Have a Difficult Path to Victory

Luis Feliz Leon and Maximillian Alvarez

Discontent fuelled a notable uptick in strikes in the US last month, dubbed ‘Striketober’. Rather than simply celebrating this increase in worker militancy, the left must focus on turning this moment into a movement.

Analysis: Will Climate Change Itself Derail Plans to Reduce Emissions?

Nicholas Beuret

First problem: climate change itself is slowing down decarbonisation plans. Second problem: decarbonisation plans risk creating a hell of a lot of emissions. So where do we go from here?

Opinion: Austerity May Be Over, but the Tories Still Aren’t Spending Enough

James Meadway

With this year's budget, the Tories may have ended austerity, but the spending increases they are proposing aren't nearly enough to undo the damage they have wrought through a decade of brutal cuts.

Opinion: Rachel Reeves is Wrong – This is Exactly the Right Time to Take Energy Into Public Ownership

Ell Folan

With fuel bills rising and a freezing winter ahead, our energy network is clearly broken. The answer is clear, argues Ell Folan – the state should step in and sort it out.

Analysis: Is China the World’s Worst Climate Culprit?

Aaron Bastani

China is easily the world’s leading polluter. But when you take into account the country's size, population, investment in renewables and outsourced emissions things become a lot more complicated, writes Aaron Bastani.

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Opinion: The Government’s Net Zero Strategy Is Beyond Disappointing

James Meadway

Unless the Treasury’s attitude towards borrowing changes, the government's decarbonisation strategy is futile, writes James Meadway.

Opinion: The Supply Chain Crisis Is Exposing Tory Divisions

James Meadway

Recent public spats over how to manage the ongoing supply chain crisis speak to far deeper ideological conflicts within the Tory government, argues James Meadway.

Opinion: The Green Transition is Already Underway – And It’s Not Looking Pretty

Nicholas Beuret

If climate campaigners continue to focus on the UK’s emissions gap, we'll miss the bigger picture. The green transition is already happening – and it’s shaping up to be a nightmare, argues Nicholas Beuret.

Analysis: Germany’s SPD Is About to Take Power. Can It Stick to Leftwing Principles?

James Jackson

Germany’s social democratic party just won on a leftwing manifesto. As the party enters coalition talks with the right, will the left be hung out to dry?

Opinion: Union Jacks and Churchill Quotes Won’t Save Insulate Britain

Blyth Brentnall

Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable

Ella Glover

Analysis: The Gas Crisis Is Exposing the Lie in Britain’s Decarbonisation Strategy

Lauren Van Schaik

Opinion: Cop26 Is Little More Than a Cop-out

Ell Folan

Analysis: Cop26: Climate Justice Visions From the Global South

Connor Woodman

Opinion: Bogus ‘Nature Based Solutions’ Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis

Kirtana Chandrasekaran

Opinion: The Tories’ New ‘Community-Powered’ Plan Is a Cynical Power Grab

Bertie Russell, Keir Milburn & Kai Heron

Opinion: Who Should Pay Up for Climate Carnage?

Harpreet Kaur Paul

Report: The Inside Story of Keir Starmer’s Farcical Diversity Audit

Oliver Eagleton

Report: Workplace Strikes in the US Are Surging – But Workers Have a Difficult Path to Victory

Luis Feliz Leon and Maximillian Alvarez

Analysis: Will Climate Change Itself Derail Plans to Reduce Emissions?

Nicholas Beuret

Opinion: Austerity May Be Over, but the Tories Still Aren’t Spending Enough

James Meadway

Opinion: Rachel Reeves is Wrong – This is Exactly the Right Time to Take Energy Into Public Ownership

Ell Folan

Analysis: Is China the World’s Worst Climate Culprit?

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: The Government’s Net Zero Strategy Is Beyond Disappointing

James Meadway

Opinion: The Supply Chain Crisis Is Exposing Tory Divisions

James Meadway

Opinion: The Green Transition is Already Underway – And It’s Not Looking Pretty

Nicholas Beuret

Analysis: Germany’s SPD Is About to Take Power. Can It Stick to Leftwing Principles?

James Jackson

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Opinion: Union Jacks and Churchill Quotes Won’t Save Insulate Britain

Blyth Brentnall

Report: For Glasgow’s Striking Refuse Workers, Social and Climate Justice Are Inseparable

Ella Glover

Analysis: The Gas Crisis Is Exposing the Lie in Britain’s Decarbonisation Strategy

Lauren Van Schaik

Opinion: Cop26 Is Little More Than a Cop-out

Ell Folan

Analysis: Cop26: Climate Justice Visions From the Global South

Connor Woodman

Opinion: Bogus ‘Nature Based Solutions’ Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis

Kirtana Chandrasekaran

Opinion: The Tories’ New ‘Community-Powered’ Plan Is a Cynical Power Grab

Bertie Russell, Keir Milburn & Kai Heron

Opinion: Who Should Pay Up for Climate Carnage?

Harpreet Kaur Paul

Report: The Inside Story of Keir Starmer’s Farcical Diversity Audit

Oliver Eagleton

Report: Workplace Strikes in the US Are Surging – But Workers Have a Difficult Path to Victory

Luis Feliz Leon and Maximillian Alvarez

Analysis: Will Climate Change Itself Derail Plans to Reduce Emissions?

Nicholas Beuret

Opinion: Austerity May Be Over, but the Tories Still Aren’t Spending Enough

James Meadway

Opinion: Rachel Reeves is Wrong – This is Exactly the Right Time to Take Energy Into Public Ownership

Ell Folan

Analysis: Is China the World’s Worst Climate Culprit?

Aaron Bastani

Opinion: The Government’s Net Zero Strategy Is Beyond Disappointing

James Meadway

Opinion: The Supply Chain Crisis Is Exposing Tory Divisions

James Meadway

Opinion: The Green Transition is Already Underway – And It’s Not Looking Pretty

Nicholas Beuret

Analysis: Germany’s SPD Is About to Take Power. Can It Stick to Leftwing Principles?

James Jackson

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