As tens of thousands return to the streets for the first national Palestine march of 2026, this movement refuses to be sidelined or silenced, says PETER LEARY
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The hydrogen debate – lobbying for power
In the climate crisis, the only thing that will control profit-driven fossil-fuel burning is international legislation to drive the replacement of infrastructure, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD: (left) The Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R), a 10MW class hydrogen production unit, inaugurated in March 2020, is one of the world’s largest facility for producing hydrogen; (right) House destroyed by gas explosion at Wrentham, Suffolk
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If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
MATT KERR takes a winter journey through poetry, labour and memory, from Glasgow to Newcastle, arguing that our radical past isn’t something to revere from a distance, but a tool still meant to be used
One of Canada’s most revered politicians is a native of Falkirk but is relatively unknown in his original homeland. KENNY MacASKILL tells his story
Labour prospects in May elections may be irrevocably damaged by Birmingham Council’s costly refusal to settle the year-long dispute, warns STEVE WRIGHT
HENRY FOWLER and ROB POOLE explain the significance of today’s Megapicket
CLIMATE change legislation will eventually trigger a huge change in power production and distribution. Dramatic engineering projects are already underway which could shape the future of energy use.
Skyrocketing electricity prices in Britain are a big driver of the cost-of-living crisis. In Europe only people in Ireland and Germany pay more for their electricity.
Despite being so high, these are the prices even when they are capped by Ofgem. Although the price of energy is affecting people across Europe, Britain has its own particular problems.
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