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…
On the globalisation of occupation
At 8:30 this morning, the vicar appeared. The protesters on the steps of St Paul's were beginning to stir after a disturbed night of discussion, chanting and occupation. At around…
UN climate deal on the brink ahead of Durban talks
The UN climate talks, COP17, begin at the end of November. This could be the last chance to save the current international climate deal. The first period of the Kyoto…
Tunisia’s struggle and ours: battles in the same war
As an anti-cuts campaigner in the UK fighting rises in tuition fees or corporate tax dodging or the closure of a local library or redundancies at a city council or…
If Cancún wasn’t a car crash, why do I feel like roadkill?
World Development Movement press officer Kate Blagojevic writes from the climate summit in Cancún, Mexico. Follow her on Twitter at This time three years ago, I had a heated discussion…