Governments need to break with fossil fuel addiction to tackle the climate crisis
The brutal truth as we reflect on COP28 is that we are far from where we need to be to prevent catastrophic climate change
Mike Buckley
We must make the moral and pragmatic case for ending child poverty
Child poverty doesn’t just mean having less opportunities and less access to goods and services growing up. Its effects are long term and in many cases last a lifetime.
The return of David Cameron shows Rishi Sunak has no interest in reversing austerity
‘Cameron was anything but a centrist, but he “did a remarkably good job of playing one on television.’
We can’t let the narrative on ULEZ dissuade us from radical action on the climate
In truth Uxbridge is a poor template for the coming national election for either main party.
To win, Labour needs an inspiring message about fairness
Labour must manage the balancing act of convincing voters it can deliver greater social justice, climate justice and national security without risking the economy.
Why the new asylum bill is one of the worst pieces of legislation enacted by the government
‘The Conservatives have clearly decided that a harsh asylum policy will play for them at the next election.’
Brexit: The Windsor Framework changes politics more than trade
It is not the negotiating masterclass that Sunak would have us believe. Most of its provisions were offered unilaterally by the EU in October 2021.
The world’s biodiversity crisis is just as acute as the climate crisis
Unlike the Paris accord set for climate emissions in 2015 the new Global Biodiversity Framework does not set country specific targets
Here’s what the next Labour government must do to tackle regional inequality
‘For regional inequality to come to an end a Labour Government will need to go further, by for example guaranteeing greater funding to poorer regions’
COP27 is a failure the world cannot afford
Climate change will not wait for us to act. Every week, month and year we delay the ambitious and unavoidable action we need to take to prevent runaway climate breakdown, the harder it becomes to achieve.