The battle against climate change needs proper joined-up policy
The Prime Minster’s net zero U-turn makes no long-term economic sense and will leave working people and the poorest in our society counting the cost, says REBECCA LONG BAILEY MP
The welcome news that Cuba has finally been removed from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list is tempered by the fact that Donald Trump, the man who put it there, is returning to the White House, warns NATASHA HICKMAN
Thanks to impressive progress in Britain with wind and solar generation, clean electricity now costs a fraction of the price of gas — yet the current system keeps bills artificially high to protect fossil fuels, writes TOM HARDY
By spreading race-based conspiracy theories, the billionaire tycoon turned right-wing provocateur has been seriously undermining the case against those who really did let victims of the grooming gangs down, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Many Western countries are grappling with deep political instability. What are the causes of this, and what could be a possible way forward? asks MARC VANDEPITTE
KEITH BENNETT explains why, despite its present meagre economic outcomes, an honest and fruitful partnership with China is worth pursuing
Nick Wright talks to photographer and author JANINA STRUK
THE Prime Minister’s announcement recently that he was diluting key net-zero targets — including delaying by five years a ban on new petrol cars, weakening targets on the transition away from oil and gas boilers and scrapping a number of proposed energy efficiency requirements for landlords — was a feeble attempt to appease fossil fuel lobbyists, climate denialists and certain Tory donors in advance of a looming general election.
More worrying however is that it was a blatant attempt to create the false narrative that if we want to tackle climate change those who must ultimately pay for it are working people.
We either choose our health and our children’s futures or our jobs and keeping a roof over our heads.
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As the bills mount up for working-class people, it is madness that nationalising energy suppliers is not a central part of the conversation despite all the evidence that shows it makes sense, writes REBECCA LONG BAILEY MP
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