Building to Win: Reaching Beyond the International Anti-Capitalist Elite
I was recently asked to speak about the infrastructure of progressive movements at the Bank of Ideas - part of Occupy London. This is roughly what I said. This piece…
Art beyond oil: on Ai Weiwei, Ali Ferzat and Ahmed Bassiouny
‘Not if but when: Culture Beyond Oil’ is a new publication from PLATFORM, Liberate Tate, and Art Not Oil which sets out to discuss oil sponsorship of the arts. In…
Durban could yet be a chapter in the story of how we stopped climate change
Image: UNFCC. If a successful campaign needs a story, then since 2009 the global climate movement has been in deep trouble. We certainly started off with a great story. I…
The world’s scariest news? Methane bubbles from the arctic ocean
As the world's junior ministers touch down from their holiday in Durban, The Independent today has perhaps the scariest story in human history. Perhaps. Russian scientists have observed vast plumes…
Talk of a ‘new climate deal’ is a distraction from inaction
Murray Worthy, policy officer at the World Development Movement The main story coming out of the UN climate talks in Durban so far has been whether or not the summit…
Don’t be fooled – the UK isn’t trying to save the climate
Murray Worthy, policy officer at the World Development Movement writes from the UN climate talks in Durban Cross posted from the World Development Movement's Durban Watch blog If you have…
DUP Minister Under Pressure As Anti-Fracking Campaign Grows
The issue of hydraulic fracturing – fracking – has been catapulted into mainstream attention in Northern Ireland over the last few weeks. For those not yet in the know, fracking…
Edinburgh Community Wind Turbine in Public Funding Vote
One of the crucial ways in which we can reclaim our economy is through ownership of renewable generation facilities, like solar and wind projects. In Portobello and Leith local groups…
The Coalition Axe on feed-in tariffs is a terrible mistake
In the two weeks since the Coalition announced it was going to slash feed-in tariffs (or FITs) in half there has been real consternation and anger. Feed-in tariffs exist to…
Tescopoly: A Green’s Praise for Sammy Wilson
It’s rare that I’ll have anything very nice to say about the DUP’s Sammy Wilson, our current Northern Ireland Finance Minister. Despite a friend telling me when we were both…