A Sach(s) of Mystical Woo-Woo

I usually try to avoid looking at the seriously nutty end of environmentalism. Paul Kingsnorth's 'Dark Mountain Project' is one such collection of madness. The stories which any culture tells itself about its origins and values determine its direction and destination....

Welcome to the politics of pastiche

<em>Published on Spiked-Online at http://www.spiked-online.com/site/article/12981/</em> In his speech to the Labour Party Conference earlier this month, leader Ed Miliband declared he was going to ‘do something different today’, to ‘tell you my story. I...

Spiking Pastiche Politics

I have an article up on Spiked today about the emptiness of contemporary political grandstanding... In his speech to the Labour Party Conference earlier this month, leader Ed Miliband declared he was going to ‘do something different today’, to ‘tell you my story. I...

Silent Spring? Or Noisy Winter?

The 50th anniversary of Rachel Carsen's book, Silent Spring has produced a lot of discussion on the internet. Much of this has been rehearsed, ad nauseum. But 50 years is an opportunity to reflect on the failure of environmentalists past and present to successfully...