The State of Sustainability in UK Politics
Every autumn, without fail, I watch the leaders' speeches at the big three political party conferences. Until this year. I don't know if it's my...
Whose fault is climate change?
Sep 25, 2020
This week, a tweet appeared on my timeline saying "Capitalism created climate change, only socialism can fix it!" I fired back with the Guardian research...
Thoughts on the Green Party leadership contest
Jul 23, 2020
There was a very interesting segment on this week's Guardian Politics podcast where the two challengers for the leadership of the Green Party went head...
Why the Heathrow ruling is so significant
Feb 28, 2020
There was jubilation yesterday amongst eco-campaigners and residents of West London as the Court of Appeal ruled that the planned expansion of Heathrow airport was...
The Climate Crisis: Focus on Change, not Blame
Feb 17, 2020
Last Friday saw an event which filled me with pride, but with a tinge of shame. My 10 year old middle son, Jimmy, stood up...
We must cut carbon, not contemplate our navels…
Jan 20, 2020
On Friday I spent the morning sitting on the Newcastle Council Climate Committee hearing evidence from experts on the scale of the climate issue and...
Letting go is the hardest part of Sustainability
Dec 4, 2019
SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon is an shrewd political operator, and in recent election TV debates she has managed to skilfully dodge one crucial question. Twice...
Will this really be the greenest election ever?
Nov 4, 2019
Lots of green-leaning people have got excited by an Ipsos-Mori poll saying that over half of the UK's population will consider climate change when making...
Why only green capitalism can save the planet
Oct 11, 2019
One of the great pervading myths of the climate debate is that climate change is being driven solely by global capitalism/consumerism/neoliberalism and that only some...
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (turn and face the strange…)
Oct 7, 2019
One of the weirder aspects of climate denial/scepticism movement is the assumption that the only thing that can change is the laws of physics. Those...