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‘Big Agricultural Firms are Plunging the Food System into Crisis’
Influential agribusiness monopolists and food producers appear to be cynically using the war in Ukraine and the aftermath of the pandemic to exert political influence, writes Thomas Perrett
Cumbria Coal Mine: Climate Sacrificed Again Over Divisions in the Conservative Party
Approving Britain's first coal mine in 30 years will reap negligible economic benefits and cause significant environmental damage - but the decision was taken for reasons closer to home for the Tories, writes Thomas Perrett
University Strikes: An Inevitable Result of the Damaging Legacy of Marketisation
Thousands of academic staff have had to accept sub-standard working conditions and casualised contracts as politicians have attempted to alter the purpose of the education system, writes Thomas Perrett
Fossil Fuel Giants Set to Avoid More than Half of the Government’s Hiked Windfall Tax
The UK’s rigged energy market will do little to restrain the cost of living crisis or promote renewables, says Thomas Perrett
‘“Some Sort of Reparations” Cannot Be Out of the Question’
COP27 has exposed the hypocrisy of world leaders who refuse to acknowledge it is incumbent on wealthier nations to invest in worldwide climate adaptation, writes Thomas Perrett
World Leaders Remain in Thrall to Fossil Fuel Giants
A series of geopolitical events have provided an opportunity for energy lobbyists to bend the ears of power, reports Thomas Perrett
Financialisation: The Growth of British Economic Inequality
Thatcher's 'Big Bang' fundamentally restructured the UK economy – bidding up asset prices and pushing down wages and living standards, writes Thomas Perrett
Corporate Lobbying Threatens to Undermine Biodiversity
A new report shows the extent to which powerful corporations and fossil fuel interests exert their influence to delay or roll back legislation to protect the environment
Britain and the World is Falling Behind on Climate Change, as COP27 Approaches
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shaken an already precarious consensus on climate action, says Thomas Perrett
The Government is Prolonging the Cost of Living Crisis and the Climate Emergency
The Conservative Party’s decision to ‘cut the green crap’ has had far-reaching consequences, writes Thomas Perrett
‘The Government’s Punishment of the Poor is Only Just Beginning’
Liz Truss’ regime has already picked its losers, says Thomas Perrett
How Austerity has Endangered Britain’s Ability to Safeguard its Natural Environment
Debilitating cuts have reduced regulators' role in safeguarding the natural environment and stymied the Government’s approach to net zero, reports Thomas Perrett
‘Liz Truss’ Premiership Will Spell Disaster for Net Zero’
A worrying environmental record and the appointment of climate change sceptics to the Cabinet doesn't bode well for the UK's climate commitments under the new Prime Minister, argues Thomas Perrett
12 Years of Conservative Failure on Renewables is Costing the Environment and the Economy
Thomas Perrett tracks the administrative missteps that have incubated the current energy crisis
The Government’s ‘Jet Zero’ Plan Won’t Reduce Airline Emissions
Thomas Perrett unpicks the proposal to achieve 'net zero aviation' by 2050 – and the gap it falls into between rhetoric and reality
