Housing and Building

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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From electric cars to gas boilers – the seven green policies Rishi Sunak is considering weakening

From I-News In a speech this week the Prime Minister is set to outline a major rowback on several green…

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When it comes to rich countries taking the environment seriously, I say: vive la France

When doing the bare minimum is a radical act… George Monbiot from the Guardian. Emmanuel Macron’s government is at least…

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We need Democracy Driven Governance for climate action by Birmingham Council

From Birmingham Against the Cuts This is the beginning of the new Council year, when Birmingham Cabinet members announce their…

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Lessons from Barcelona’s 8-year experiment in radical governance

From Waging Nonviolence An interesting long article with lessons for us. Activists who took over Barcelona’s City Hall have made…

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Getting real: what would serious climate action look like?

From Scientists for Global Responsibility Prof Kevin Anderson, Manchester University, summarises the action necessary if governments and societies were really…

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Beyond the car – Oxford’s much maligned ‘15-minute city’

Alan Thornett writes: This piece is a response to an article published on the Socialist Appeal website by Sjoerd Smit, a member of…

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Urgent Government action is needed to fund home retrofit – a call from the West Midlands

A long article by Richard Hatcher. Why we need a public campaign now for urgent Government action to fund home…

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Planning and The Climate

An interesting article from Michael Roberts’ blog Planning and the climate The only way humanity has a chance of avoiding a…

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We need mass public pressure for Government funding for the retrofit crisis in the West Midlands

From Birmingham Against The Cuts We need mass public pressure for Government funding for the retrofit crisis in the West…