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Basit Mahmood
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Basit Mahmood
Today

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Latest Posts

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Why the Tory amendment to let Owen Paterson off the hook kills standards in public life

Basit Mahmood
3 November, 2021

It undermines the independence of the very body that was set up to scrutiny the practices of elected officials.’

Owen paterson sleaze

Tory sleaze: Outrage as Conservative MPs change sleaze rules to protect one of their own

Basit Mahmood
3 November, 2021

The unprecedented action to protect Owen Paterson MP, has also received the backing of prime minister Boris Johnson who is supporting the efforts to overthrow an independent inquiry

cop26 climate summit

Legitimacy of climate pacts reached at COP26 at risk due to lack of representation from Global South

Tommy Greene
2 November, 2021

The Cop 26 coalition group highlighted that thousands of people at the frontline of the climate crisis in the Global South faced exclusion from the talks

Boris Johnson COP26

Boris Johnson called a ‘disgrace’ after being pictured ‘asleep’ at COP26

Basit Mahmood
2 November, 2021

“Time to wake up @borisjohnson the world is burning.”

COP26 Boris johnson

“Even the best outcome at COP26 isn’t going to get us everything we need”

Tommy Greene
2 November, 2021

“We and civil society organisations will be championing the voices of representatives from the Global South, but it remains to be seen whether we actually see this shift that we’ve been pushing for for such a long time at this Cop.”

Young people COP26

Natalie Bennett: Young people must be given not just a voice, but power, at COP26

Natalie Bennett
2 November, 2021

‘Seventy-eight-year-old Joe Biden and 59-year-old Boris Johnson are typical at the COP26 climate talks, where the average age of participants is over 60’

Islamophobia Awareness Month

Islamophobia Awareness Month: Why won’t the EHRC investigate the Tories?

Basit Mahmood
2 November, 2021

if the Tory party is failing to tackle prejudice against Muslims within its own ranks, one would hope the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), would step in.

Coal mine

Campaigners seize on Boris Johnson’s opening day coal comments at COP26

Tommy Greene
1 November, 2021

‘A new coal mine in Cumbria would result in approximately an additional 9 million tonnes of carbon emissions being released every year to 2049 and so is unacceptable’.

Boris Johnson speaking at a desk

Boris Johnson’s climate finance announcement “nowhere near enough”

Basit Mahmood
1 November, 2021

“Raiding the existing aid budget and cutting off other vital lines of support for the global south is not good enough.”

Net Zero Watch COP26

Who exactly are Net Zero Watch and why should we be worried about climate science deniers’ rebrand

Basit Mahmood
1 November, 2021

As the COP26 summit kicks off, members of a new group, called Net Zero Watch (NZW), have been featuring on GB News and TalkRadio, decrying what they say is ‘climate hysteria’.

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