Britain

Hinkley limps on – we pick up the bill

By Sean Thompson, The news that Hinkley Point C, the largest construction project in Europe and the first nuclear plant…

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Revealed: Big Oil given direct influence over university courses

From Open Democracy Fossil fuel companies pump more than £147m into unis and get private access and input into handling…

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Massive march for ceasefire keeps the pressure on

From LabourHub November 12th 2023: Yesterday saw the biggest demonstration on London’s streets since the anti-Iraq wat protests of 20…

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Campaign Against Climate Change meeting ahead of COP28 (London and online)

From CACC This is an invitation to join us in two weeks’ time on Thursday 16 November at a meeting…

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Government debunked a 15-minute city conspiracy theory… then endorsed it

From Open Democracy Levelling up department’s own guidance contradicts comments by transport secretary Mark Harper at Tory conference Ruby Lott-Lavigna…

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Wales’s new speed limit, fake news and the ‘war on motorists’

Sean Thompson reports: In the UK, more than 80 people a day on average are killed or seriously injured on…

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HS2: The fallen icon

From Prospect Magazine Costs have spiralled, delays have mounted—and the heart of the project may never be built. The beleaguered…

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We need to demand more than reversing Tory climate U-turns

From Labour Outlook We need to demand more than reversing Tory climate U-turns 23rd September 2023 ‘We need labour movement…

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Sunak’s set to backtrack on climate action, but we expect better from trade union leaders

From the Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union Group Sunak’s dangerous backtracking on policies for net zero, in a craven…

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Where next for ecosocialists after Labour Party conference?

Where next for ecosocialists after the Labour Party conference? – A discussion paper The election of Jeremy Corbyn to the…