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Vote in Hope

This election could transform our captured, corrupted nation. The outcome, as ever, belongs to those who turn up

We have enough physical and ecological space for public luxury for all. But not enough for private luxury for all.

How dark money is subverting democracy in the UK.

The attempt to turn the Lake District into a World Heritage site would be a disaster

Those who claim to be “conservatives” would shred the very fabric of the nation.

I would rather live with Jeremy Corbyn’s gentle dithering than Theresa May’s brutal efficiency

A note on the poison gas attack at Khan Sheikhoun, Syria

By reframing the economy, Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics changes our view of who we are and where we stand.

Freedom is used as the excuse for ripping down public protections on behalf of the very rich.

Why would Scotland wish to be tethered to the political wasteland south of the border?

Digital technologies could be used to destroy democracy, or to save it.

A short, simple factsheet on the impacts of traffic pollution on children’s health

For some of those immersed in virtual worlds, everything loses its meaning – even racism and fascism.

My (very controversial) column on the lives for which the schooling system prepares our children.

This is how to stop demagogues and extremists: rebuild community.

Kayaking with basking sharks provides a glimpse of the wonders we could experience if our seas are rewilded.

How a dark money network is taking power on both sides of the Atlantic.

Our democracies are broken, debased and distrusted. Here are some ideas for restoring them.

Dirty industries spend more on politics, keeping us in the fossil age.

Brexit could wreck the British countryside – or it could save it. It depends on getting our voices heard.