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Tesco-opted

The fight against the superstores is a struggle for democracy

Why was the Big Green Gathering shut down by the authorities?

Rising rates of teen pregnancy and STDs in the United States are the result of programmes intended to stamp them out.

Here is the simple mathematical reason why large scale carbon offsets can’t work

Why have government agencies been paying to increase the number of flights?

The UN’s proposal for decriminalisation is senseless and destructive

Let’s divert the money spent on arms to addressing the real strategic threat.

The 300 year colonial adventure is over at last, which is why Britain is in political crisis.

Why is no one brave enough to stand up to the fishing industry?

It’s a thousand times bigger than the one we’re talking about, so why doesn’t it ignite public anger?

As BA reports massive losses, isn’t it time to scrap the airport expansion programme?

Why has policing in Britain gone so mad?

The funding for academic research has been taken over by business

Here are some estimates for how much fossil fuel we can use, and a call for a global moratorium on new prospecting.

My video interview with Hazel Blears gives us a glimpse of what might be coming if she seeks to replace Gordon Brown

The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.

The rightwing press has briefly turned against the police, but normal service will soon resume.

Why does the government refuse to make contingency plans for peak oil?

Why are plastic bags treated as the root of environmental evil?

The widening of the M25 is a private finance initiative scheme that requires little private finance. Or initiative.