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Making Democracy Safe for Business

The government is ensuring that we can mount no effective protest against the banks and corporations. Read more – ‘Making Democracy Safe for Business’.

Why Libertarians Must Deny Climate Change

As soon as it encounters environmental issues, the ideology of the new right becomes ensnared in its own contradictions. Read more – ‘Why Libertarians Must Deny Climate Change’.

Polar Opposites

How weather forecasts became a political issue. Read more – ‘Polar Opposites’.

How Freedom Became Tyranny

Rightwing libertarians have turned “freedom” into an excuse for greed and exploitation. Read more – ‘How Freedom Became Tyranny’.

No Bail-Out for the Planet

Why is it so easy to save the banks, but so hard to save the biosphere? Read more – ‘No Bail-Out for the Planet’.

Unmasking the Press

The corporate newspapers are the elite’s enforcers, misrepresenting the sources of oppression. Read more – ‘Unmasking the Press’.

A Levelling

The Spectator has allowed me to rebut Nils-Axel Morner’s rubbish about sea levels. Read more – ‘A Levelling’.

A Waste of Waste

Why bury nuclear waste, when it could meet the world’s energy needs? Read more – ‘A Waste of Waste’.

The Spectator’s Spectacular Blunder

It is hard to think of a bigger cock-up than the one the magazine’s editor has just made. Read more – ‘The Spectator’s Spectacular Blunder’.

Slash and Burn Capitalism

Now the government intends to strip away protection from our most treasured places Read more – ‘Slash and Burn Capitalism’.

Big Farmer

The poorest taxpayers are subsidising the richest people in Europe: and this spending will remain uncut until at least 2020. Read more – ‘Big Farmer’.

How the Greens Were Misled

One man, now embroiled in a shocking scandal, may have done the movement incalculable damage. Read more – ‘How the Greens Were Misled’.

The Corporate Welfare State

Despite the crisis, it’s still socialism for the 1%, capitalism for the rest. Read more – ‘The Corporate Welfare State’.

The Self-Attribution Fallacy

Intelligence? Talent? No, the ultra-rich got to where they are through luck and brutality. Read more – ‘The Self-Attribution Fallacy’.

Peak Stuff?

Could it be true that resource use is reduced by economic growth? Read more – ‘Peak Stuff?’.

Wealth Destroyers

The Corporation of the City of London has harmed you more than you know. Read more – ‘Wealth Destroyers’.

It’s the Rich Wot Gets the Pleasure

Population is much less of a problem than consumption. No wonder the rich are obsessed by it. Read more – ‘It’s the Rich Wot Gets the Pleasure’.

Sucking Out Our Brains Through Our Eyes

Advertising trashes our happiness and trashes the planet. And my income depends on it. Read more – ‘Sucking Out Our Brains Through Our Eyes’.

Show Me The Money

We have a democratic right to know who is funding public advocacy. Read more – ‘Show Me The Money’.

A Random Nonsense-Generating Machine

Christopher Booker’s latest cock-ups almost match his all-time record. Read more – ‘A Random Nonsense-Generating Machine’.

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