Labour’s persistent failure to address its electorate’s salient concerns is behind the protest vote, asserts DIANE ABBOTT
To tackle the climate crisis, we need real system change to end fossil-fuelled capitalism
It is clear that the government must make a complete U-turn in its approach to climate justice, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
THE climate crisis is no longer a distant threat; it is already here.
The upcoming Cop26 conference provides a crucial opportunity to address this existential threat.
Yet the government is proceeding with a number of destructive, environmentally damaging initiatives that make a mockery of its claim to be a leader on climate justice.
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