The myth of the green wave

No, the EU elections were not a huge boost for environmentalism. The EU elections last week produced an apparent surge of support for greens across Europe. Parties from the Greens-European Free Alliance (EFA), the EU grouping the UK Green Party belongs to, increased...

The single-use plastics ban is a load of rubbish

Faced with an unprecedented crisis of legitimacy, our politicians are clutching at straws. This week, the UK government announced that from April next year, the sale of plastic straws, drink-stirrers and cotton buds will be banned. Read more at Spiked...

Austerity forever

The Net Zero climate policy would negatively impact on so much of our lives. Last week, the UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC) released its Net Zero report, calling for the UK to cut its CO2 emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2050. Going further than its February report...