A gentler way

This week, the government has approved a coal mine at Whitehaven in Cumbria, the first new coal mine in Britain in about thirty years. One of the supporting arguments is this: if we don’t produce the coking coal ourselves, we will just end up importing it. This assertion is dubious for several reasons, including the…

For the latest new UK government, climate breakdown is a much lower priority than the cost-of-living crisis. The prime minister will not attend COP27, or even part of it, on the basis that it is more important for him to stay behind and deal with the domestic economy. The King will not attend, for reasons…