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…For the times, they are a-changin’
Extinction Rebellion has forced political engagement with the existential threats science has been warning about for decades, writes ALAN SIMPSON
Extinction Rebellion demonstrators in Parliament Square, London
As protests erupt over Henry Nowak’s murder, ANDREW MURRAY argues that anger is being exploited to advance a wider racist and anti-immigration agenda
CARLOS MARTINEZ explains the sound case for car manufacturing co-operation with China
The National Emergency Briefing outlines the need for urgent action to address environmental crisis, says PAUL DONOVAN, warning that there’s no time to indulge the arguments of the fossil-fuel-funded climate-change deniers
Campaigners say criticism of Labour MP Stephen Morgan’s position on Gaza has been met with police intervention and cancelled opportunities for debate. HESTER WOLFE reports
The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights warns of escalation danger in Iran war
IF I WORE a hat I would tip it to Extinction Rebellion (XR). Its occupation of key parts of central London amounts to far more than a protest rally.
It is a moment of seismic significance — one that will come to be seen as the tipping point into a new framework of existential politics.
It is only the system itself which seems unable to grasp that XR is already the winner.
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