#Monbiot

Guy Shrubsole

guyshrubsole

Advertising’s negative impacts are back in the spotlight with the govt’s ban on junk food ads.Over eight years ago, I explored these issues with @jonjalex, @TomCrompton & @pircuk, in our

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

Having come to the party 6 months late, @BBCNews now claims to have "revealed" the PPE scandal. No acknowledgement of those (@GoodLawProject, @openDemocracy, @BylineTimes, some of us at @guardian) who've

Simon Lennane

DrSimonLennane

It feels impossible to understand the mindset that does river management by bulldozer.https://twitter.com/timthefruit/status/1334485680379015174 This heartbreaking act won't just damage a priceless ecosystem, healthy enough to support o

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

I keep being asked why I don’t go into politics. There are a few reasons:1. I'd be rubbish at it.2. I mean really rubbish. 3. I'd prefer to see women,

Bæ Grylls: fake name, no gimmicks

TheAuracl3

The take “This game is apolitical, actually” has always been nothing but asinine and ludicrous. Taking an apolitical stance is, in fact, taking a political stance.So imagine how ridiculous it

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

For years, the Russian and Syrian governments, their paid trolls and useful idiots on both the far right and the left have dominated the conversation about #Syria on social media.

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

Perhaps it's unsurprising that a billionaire has no interest in structural and political change. But @BillGates's belief that he can save the planet with technologies alone, while dissing popular movements

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

I argue that some lies about the pandemic are so dangerous that they should simply be banned. Why should we value the right to spread false information above the right

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

1. As another deadline for a deal with the EU sails by, there is still no sense of urgency from the UK government. It’s letting the clock run down towards

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

We should know as much about the atrocities committed by British governments in the 20th Century as the Germans do about theirs. But most people in the UK would have

Kevin Versfeld

baldricman

Quick & dirty analysis of this article.Generally, very vague questions focusing almost exclusively on economic impact, with little knowledge of the healthcare side (which is the purpose of the temporary

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

This is the mind-blistering fact that everyone should be aware of. The government still has *no plan* for ending the pandemic. Or even for ending the lockdown. I knew we

Stephen Barlow

SteB777

1) This illustrates the whole climate and ecological emergency in a nutshell. The world is heading towards a climate catastrophe, but the most obvious ways to reduce our carbon emissions

Jim Whitehouse ...................................

NibblerRat

Democracy under threat Britain's claims to being a functioning democracy are only skin deepGeorge Monbiot (03/06/20)https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/03/britain-democracy-tories-coronavirus-public-power?CMP=Share_Androi

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

I understand the arguments for keeping schools open. But why are we pretending that the measures required to make them safe have been taken?That school staff won't die?That outbreaks in

Al Williams

alanwilliamz

Short thread on why the synthetic food column by @GeorgeMonbiot in Jan 2020 is so far out of whack, we should all be calling for his resignation from @Guardian for

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