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More Cuts Please

The government is burning the money that could save public services. Read more – ‘More Cuts Please’.

Going Naked

This is why I’ve declared my financial interests, and why I believe other journalists should do the same. Read more – ‘Going Naked’.

War with the Wullies

This planning battle is a fight between the people and a totalitarian model of capitalism. Read more – ‘War with the Wullies’.

A Gun to Your Head

Should wider sanctions be imposed on Syria? Read more – ‘A Gun to Your Head’.

Arrested Development

The wild boar cull should be halted, and we should stop confusing conservation with gardening. Read more – ‘Arrested Development’.

Think of a Tank

The “free market thinktanks” and their secret funders are a threat to democracy. Read more – ‘Think of a Tank’.

Making a Mockery of Localism

The government’s claim that local people will have more say over planning is an outright lie. Read more – ‘Making a Mockery of Localism’.

Terra Nullius

Read the small print and you find that the government wants a total abandonment of the planning system. Read more – ‘Terra Nullius’.

Balloon Debate

Why is the government spending £1.6m on a geo-engineering experiment whose results can never be used? Read more – ‘Balloon Debate’.

Shale Fail

It looks as if the UK government is allowing shale gas fracking companies to regulate themselves. Read more – ‘Shale Fail’.

The Lairds of Learning

How did academic publishers acquire these feudal powers? Read more – ‘The Lairds of Learning’.

Out of the Ashes

Now is the time to start planning for a new economy, not dependent on growth. Read more – ‘Out of the Ashes’.

Mutually Assured Depletion

The EU, Norway, Iceland and the Faroes all blame each other for smashing the last great fish stock. All are wrong. Read more – ‘Mutually Assured Depletion’.

The Moral Case for Nuclear Power

My response to Jonathon Porritt’s arguments – and to his highly personal invective. Read more – ‘The Moral Case for Nuclear Power’.

Top Dollar

Why is Top Gear, alone among BBC programmes, allowed to keep breaking editorial guidelines? Read more – ‘Top Dollar’.

Media Cleanse

How a group which claims to defend human rights turned into an apologist for genocidaires and ethnic cleansers. Read more – ‘Media Cleanse’.

How the Billionaires Broke the System

The US deficit reduction plan makes no sense – until you remember who’s behind the Tea Party movement. Read more – ‘How the Billionaires Broke the System’.

An Underground National Park

To prevent climate breakdown, we need to declare most of the fossil fuels in the earth’s crust off-limits. Read more – ‘An Underground National Park’.

Has-Beans

The government and the industry promised that they had dealt with aminopyralid poisoning. They haven’t. Read more – ‘Has-Beans’.

A Hippocratic Oath for Journalists

What do we do about the power of the corporate media? Here’s one answer. Read more – ‘A Hippocratic Oath for Journalists’.

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