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‘A law for the future of a liveable planet’
DR ANDREW BOSWELL, an independent environmental consultant and former Green Party councillor, assisted in the drafting of the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill. Here he tells Ian Sinclair about the Bill’s key components and why it is so desperately needed
Macron is seeking a centrist replacement for the pro-austerity French PM, while the emergence of the grassroots Bloquons Tout movement means for the left there’s a period of struggle ahead – and all to play for, writes BILL GREENSHIELDS
The Met Police arrested a staggering 890 people, many elderly, disabled, and even blind in a single demonstration — all to back up the government’s unhinged campaign against non-violent civil disobedience at the behest of Israel, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
The people of Palestine need our solidarity in actions not words – trade unionists must give them our full support in their darkest hour, writes DANIEL KEBEDE
Investing the £75 billion slated for defence spending on a green new deal, healthcare and education would create jobs and help communities far more than weapons spending, argues UCU general secretary JO GRADY
BEN CHACKO reports on fears at TUC Congress that the provisions in the legislation are liable to be watered down even further
ON AUGUST 12 Green MP Caroline Lucas, with the support of a group of 11 cross-party MPs, tabled the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill, a private member’s Bill, in Parliament.
According to the campaign backing it, the Bill “has the potential to become the most significant move forward since the Climate Change Act 2008.”
The Westminster government often proclaims itself as a world leader when it comes to responding to the climate emergency. Can you explain the current legal targets and laws the government is required to adhere to, and what the problems are with these and the government’s response to them?
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