Climate Change
— Don’t expect much at this year’s COP27 than new pledges and promises. But if you hope for a Paris-style “Sharm El-Sheikh agreement”, you will be disappointed: countries are not doing what they have promised at previous COPs.
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Climate Change
— Research shows that when dramatic climate change protests happen people want to shoot the messenger, but they do hear the message.
UK Politics
— After years of testing the limits of British democracy, the government finally got a taste of its own medicine when Labour used a parliamentary mechanism to lay Tory divisions bare.
Climate Crisis
— Switzerland’s glaciers have just lost 6% of their ice in a single year. This is not normal.
Energy Crisis
— Energy price cap: there never was a ‘maximum bill of £2,500’. In fact, there is simply no cap on overall bills.
Ukrainian Refugees
— The Homes for Ukraine scheme has been in operation for six months. Refugees in the UK and the people hosting them, however, will likely need support for years to come.
Qatar
— The stakes are high as over 1.2 million people prepare to travel to Qatar for the World Cup in November whilst calls to boycott the event as a response to concerns about the country’s human rights practices get stronger.
Psychology
— Here are some reasons for the natural human tendency to avoid or reject new information that runs counter to what you already know – and some tips on how to do better.
UK Politics
— Keir Starmer has never made the creation of a story of us central to his leadership; his storytelling is an occasional practice. When he brings it out, his instincts are spot on, but so far he has lacked the courage of his convictions.
Environment
— Environmental groups have criticised the government’s approach to nature – but what is this approach and why is it concerning?
What The Experts Say
— What the experts say about the way the government plans to address the energy crisis and economic growth, among other key issues.
Italian Politics
— The return of fascist discoursein Italy has been several decades in the making and owes a lot to Matteo Salvini. Giorgia Meloni has simply capitalised on his success at bringing far-right and reactionary ideas further into the mainstream.
War in Ukraine
— Vladimir Putin sees his war in Ukraine as an existential war, while the West sees it as a war of choice. The West needs to understand the messages coming from Russia, not ignore them.
War in Ukraine
— Vladimir Putin has played most of his cards now and is still not winning on the ground in Ukraine. His televised address to the Russian people is a desperate attempt to raise the stakes over the war.
Free Speech
— Police may not have been justified in making arrests over breach of the peace and public order as being provoked by a simple sign proclaiming “not my king” is probably not reasonable.
Geopolitics
— A rapid shift in the balance of power between Moscow and Beijing has become apparent at the last Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting after the enormous military setbacks that Russia has suffered over the past few weeks in Ukraine.
