It’s time for climate populism
As politics turns against net zero, we need to mobilise a genuine mass movement against ecological catastrophe.
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Climate activists take the brunt of police crackdown on protests
Exclusive data analysis by the New Statesman exposes a disproportionate rise in police intervention in climate change protests.
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The Policy Ask with Gail Bradbrook: “I don’t believe the UK is a functional democracy”
The scientist and co-founder of Extinction Rebellion on her working class background, fossil fuels and citizen rights.
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The dangerous conceits of the green revolution
The climate emergency requires serious politics – not bourgeois protests that block traffic and vandalise works of art.
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How politics became the chosen hobby of retirees
The politicisation of the young has been widely discussed, but it is the politicisation of the old that has been…
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Love or loathe it, Extinction Rebellion is more necessary than ever
A new documentary is a reminder of the tenacious energy it takes to believe the climate crisis can still be…
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Climate protesters are getting ready for a year to remember
Attempted crackdowns have united human rights and environmental campaigners — and now they feel stronger than ever.
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After Cop26, the time for law-abiding demonstrations is over
Peaceful protests around the world left no mark on the climate talks. A new phase in the fight must begin.
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Can Westminster politics change the world?
Armando Iannucci co-hosts a special episode of the New Statesman podcast