The myth of British exceptionalism has driven the inept response to coronavirus
We are seemingly becoming used to dramatic and disturbing headlines on a daily basis during the coronavirus pandemic. Reported deaths in the UK from Covid-19 have risen to over 10,000,…
Young Greens launch ‘unprecedented programme of political education’ – UK Green news round up issue 55
Young Greens launch 'unprecedented programme of political education' The Young Greens of England and Wales this week launched an "unprecedented programme of training and political education." The youth branch of…
Cuts, outsourcing and democratic deficits are stunting councils’ fight against coronavirus
England is one of the most centralised nations in the world. For years, local councils have faced brutal cuts to their budgets and stripping away of their powers by Westminster. Now…
Frontline workers deserve honest answers about their PPE concerns
Like most people in the UK, I’ve been hearing for weeks reports from medical professionals and care workers about their concerns about the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), but…
Coronavirus is opening dangerous political windows
The handling of the Covid-19 pandemic by many countries has been lacklustre. The UK government’s incompetence and posturing lost us EU ventilators and its lockdown measures have been half-heaRted and…
Celebrating the environmental “benefits” of coronavirus is ecologism at its most grim
‘I love not man the less, but Nature more’ might be the only line of Lord Byron’s poetry I know, and even then only because it's George Monbiot’s twitter bio.…
Clapping for our carers is good. But there’s an even better thing you can do for the NHS.
Our cleaners, careers, teachers, refuse collectors and food industry workers are playing a vital role in this crisis. They deserve decent pay. The work done by our key-workers has been…
Bail out deserving people, not irresponsible corporations
Our government's fiscal strategy seems designed to exacerbate already-worsening economic conditions and pick up where the failures of 2008 left off. In the coming weeks, months, years the CEOs of…
Coronavirus under a Green government
Image credit: Creative Commons, Kelly Hill Here's an experiment. Imagine for a few minutes that we don’t have a rigged electoral system. Imagine that most people voted with their hearts…
How coronavirus is impacting workers in the electronics supply chain
With millions of UK workers last week told to work from home, many are finding themselves increasingly reliant on technology. The demand for electronic tablets increased in China during quarantine…