Archive: Opinion

We need to radically reimagine the way we travel and commute

Opinion

14.01.2021

The oil and automotive industries’ attempts to spread misinformation about electric vehicles is a bid to protect a harmful business model.

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On the right’s perverse hijacking of the left’s “populism”

Opinion

12.01.2021

The root causes of a lack of a peaceful transfer of power remain unsaid. The EU should reflect on its own democratic deficiencies.

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Trumpism: How did we get here?

Opinion

11.01.2021

Donald Trump, his thugs and his political colluders have exposed how deep this disease of narcissism, greed and racism is in the US.

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Donald Trump may be gone, but misinformation is here to stay

Opinion

14.12.2020

With stronger digital rights for users, we as a society can build and profit rather than remain exploited serfs tilling the digital landscape.

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Grenfell public inquiry sheds light on unethical practices at construction firms

Opinion

24.11.2020

Materials used in refurbishing the Grenfell Tower in 2016 are now known to have contributed to the fire, which claimed 72 lives.

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Why are the Labour Party turning their back on the Green Industrial Revolution?

Opinion

20.11.2020

Labour’s ‘Green Recovery’ report is a quivering withdrawal from Labour’s 2019 manifesto pledge to deliver a Green Industrial Revolution.

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Fighting words: Attention to language in an age of extremes

Opinion

10.11.2020

In this period of austerity for the many and socialism for the few, the language of 'winners and losers' has displaced that of masters and slaves.

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Poland’s abortion ban, a warning for all women* in Europe

Opinion

4.11.2020

Every one of us must stand in solidarity with fellow Poles. Decisions about our bodily autonomy should not be left in the hands of any state.

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Against electoral fatalism

Opinion

3.11.2020

For those outside the US, our fate depends not on one superpower’s elections, but our willingness to reject commands from Washington.

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