Right then. I think we've reached a watershed point in the waging of culture wars, and Conservatives ought to see it, and act on it. I wrote this today: What kind of person would drag autistic children into the culture wars? The Kemi Badenoch kind www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Tory leadership hopeful paints a picture of special treatment. As the father of an autistic child, I can tell you that’s a lie, says Guardian columnist John Harris
The government has set out to crush one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, and an entire field of science supports this vandalism. This week’s column is about the *exploitation mindset* and how it corrupts almost everyone. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We should be celebrating the revival of the bluefin tuna – but a ravenous fishing industry is already licking its lips, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Fish! Do they have feelings? Now everyone wants to know about the emotional lives of fish! | First Dog on the Moon
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1. You might not have heard of it, but the system supposed to protect us in England and Wales from #floodswww.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A network of public bodies are supposed to safeguard us from flooding. But, like old boys’ clubs, they are bastions of self-interest, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Children’s lives in the UK are changing. They are becoming shorter in height. More of them are going hungry than they were a few years ago. Recently, more have died each year than they did a few years ago. Increased poverty, more destitution & the effects of ongoing austerity are the clear culprits.
In case you don’t know the vultures and diclofenac story www.cbsnews.com/news/india-v...
Scientists say a common painkiller used on cattle wiped out India's vultures, resulting in half a million human deaths in just 5 years.
This personal moving story of one woman’s experience with Long Covid is a stark reminder that Covid is not gone and we MUST do more to support n treat those with as as well as prevent #LongCovid 🧪
Before the pandemic, Lucy Keighley ran a gym, worked as a personal trainer and went on gruelling, exhilarating runs. But after three and a half years of illness, she isn’t sure she will ever recover
📢NEW from me: Edinburgh has banned ads for airlines, SUVs, cruises and fossil fuels, in a "historic" move on climate action. With comment from Badvertising's Andrew Simms.
Advertisements for flights, gas-guzzling SUVS and cruises will no longer be permitted under a city ruling described as "historic" by campaigners.
‘Amitabh Behar, Oxfam International interim executive director, said: “Corporate profits and payouts to rich shareholders have gone into the stratosphere, while wages continue to go nowhere.”’
Shareholder payouts grew 14 times faster than wages over past three years, says Oxfam report
“River Action is calling for dairy processors to offer incentives to farmers who produce milk responsibly … It is also asking for a strengthened response from regulators, asking them to fully enforce existing anti-pollution rules.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: 80% of Welsh dairy farms inspected, 69% of English ones, 60% in Scotland and 50% in Northern Ireland breaching regulations