Opinion
The government is in denial over the US
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett argues that “the West” as a unit with shared values and principles is dead
Natalie Bennett
Baroness Natalie Bennett is a Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward, and the former leader of the Green Party of England & Wales.
Even more powers of domestic surveillance? It is over-the-top already
We have savage reductions in the right to protest; we have deeply concerning directions of travel for democracy and freedom of speech.
The fight against Big Food is just getting started-Farmers and consumers are trapped in a deeply unhealthy system
There’s also, of course, undeniable evidence about the major contributions of the food system to the climate emergency and nature crisis
The Tories have chosen to put profits of oil and gas companies ahead of the common good
The fossil fuels giants will sell the oil and gas to the highest bidder – and the global price will be the price we all pay should it make its way into our energy system.
The British military should follow the US lead in investigating sexual assaults
The military has a huge problem with its culture and justice system
Here’s a world-leading step the government could take to tackle tax evasion
With the cost of corruption put at 5% of global GDP annually, this is a global scourge