According to the latest smear campaign, I’m the new Howard Hughes. Sorry to disappoint you.
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The Imaginary War
Government ministers have declared an end to hostilities that never begun.
Home Rule
Here’s the remarkable, hidden truth about our housing crisis.
Cold-Hearted
The level of excess winter deaths in the UK is higher than Siberia’s. This is why.
Cold Burn
Yes, the extreme cold in the UK right now really could be a result of global warming.
Reclaim the Cyber-Commons
The internet is being captured by organised trolls. It’s time we fought back.
Impervious to Learning
David Rose appears to have learnt nothing from his catastrophic mistakes before the Iraq war.
The Great Ventriloquist
Why is a former Greenpeace activist siding with Indonesia’s logging industry?
Ground 56%
The government has abandoned its sustainable homes policy – by redefining zero.
The UK’s Odious Debts
Many PFI deals were undemocratic and against the national interest. It’s time we stopped honouring them.
Spreading the White Plague
The governments of both the UK and Wales could almost be trying to turn bovine TB into a pandemic.
A Charming Falsehood
While pressing Stewart Brand to admit he was wrong, it seems that I might have stumbled across a new tactic in the corporate propaganda war.
The Lax Tax Pact
How Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs surrendered to the tax avoiders
Is Stewart Brand the New Ian Plimer?
Despite challenging the environmental movement to admit when it gets things wrong, he seems unable to do so himself.
Correspondence with Stewart Brand
Here are the emails Stewart Brand and I have sent to each other
Deep Peace in Techno-Utopia
A new film on Channel 4 disses the greens while dodging the issue of power.
A Ghost Agreement
Everyone agrees that the new declaration on biodiversity is a triumph. Just one snag: it doesn’t appear to exist.
The Press Gang
How to make and store your own apple juice.
Toxic Brew
The Tea Parties didn’t arise spontaneously: they were boiled up by big business.
Britain’s Shock Doctrine
The economic crisis is the disaster the Conservatives have been praying for. Now they can reshape the economy on corporate lines.