No one can be trusted with power. Any government will oppress its people if not constantly and inventively challenged. And the task becomes ever-more urgent as new technologies of surveillance and ...

By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28 th June 2025 ...

National Highways is a relic of another age, unfit for purpose, driving us towards disaster. It should be scrapped. As a rule, though there are exceptions, what improves our lives are multiple small ...

Keir Starmer’s attack on our planning system is an almost-perfect repeat of Boris Johnson’s disaster. Why can’t he see that? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 15th May 2025 The precedent is ...

This new legislation is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems in living memory. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 24 th April 2025 Those of us who try to defend wildlife are horribly ...

State-sponsored rape, lies and deception – then a cover-up operating right across official life. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28 th November 2024 It’s the testimony we’ve long been ...

Hidden in the detail of the UK’s carbon capture and storage scheme are unlimited financial liabilities and huge environmental costs. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11 th October 2024 ...

Tax the billionaires or their oppressive power will only grow. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 31 st July 2024 Who is government for? It’s a question we should never stop asking. The ...

An interview with The Ink, about where we are, how we got here and where we need to go. George Monbiot, interviewed by The Ink, 9th July 2024 TI: Can you walk us through how you define neoliberalism” ...

The deep and crucial reason why Trump could win again. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 29 th January 2024 Many explanations are proposed for the continued rise of Donald Trump, and the ...

Farmers’ protests are being embraced by the far right. The precedents are chilling. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19 th January 2024 When environmental activists calling for less ...