Almost everyone hates populists once they’re in power, but once they’re in power it’s too late.
Condemning riots isn't enough. We need policy action, including an immediate appraisal of X as a vehicle for coordinating far-right disorder. And we need political leadership, to challenge white nationalism as an idea, not to validate it daily and then complain when it turns violent.
Vote Reform for mass unemployment. If Farage and Tice win, they'll destroy a million jobs, while offering nothing in return. Spread the word: for the sake of their billionaire funders, they will throw you out of work.
This week's column.
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I have resigned from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Independent Standards Board.
The Protocol is openly violating its own rules and has effectively delegated forest carbon accounting standards to a secret, industry-led working group.
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I do find it fascinating how the media has been so against HS2 on value for money, only saving a little bit of time etc. yet LTC has none of the level of backlash. It's almost as if road schemes play by different rules.
