What I learned from my grandfather, a Holocaust survivor
His resilience and activism showed me that to live in fulfilment is to question authority and do the right thing.
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Ben Okri: climate change and oppression are born of the same “devouring instincts”
The award-winning writer on philosophy, mythology and the connections between racial injustice and ecological crisis.
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What makes a good climate “nudge”?
Climate change is one of the public’s biggest concerns but NS polling shows that achieving behavioural change is no easy…
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Protests, pledges and alpacas: 2021’s environmental year in review
The progress of the natural world often evades easy categorisation, but this year contained some notable moments.
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Nicola Davies: in an age of eco-crisis, can talking animals help us?
After years of avoiding anthropomorphism in her fiction, the prolific childrens’ author and zoologist reveals why she thinks it’s time…
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Peaceful protest is under threat from the new UK Policing Bill
It is unacceptable that the government’s response to recent demonstrations is to give the police more powers to stop them.
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Why Christians should be pro-choice
As the US Supreme Court looks ready to end Roe vs Wade, there’s a Christian case to be made for…
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Where have all the sparrows gone?
For millennia the house sparrow has thrived alongside humanity, now its halved population offers a warning.
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