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I remember when lies had consequences.When handing government contracts to your mates had consequences. When cash for political favours had consequences.When gross negligence leading to the deaths of tens of

When I ask myself what trajectory this country is on, the most likely answer seems to be Orbán’s Hungary. How much in this thread sounds familiar?1. The ruling class, wallowing

Remember when the Labour Party's travails were all Jeremy Corbyn's fault? Remember when Labour needed to become "sensible" and "moderate" and to turn to the right to be electable? Remember

A few weeks ago, I tried to contact a Trading Standards Office on behalf of an elderly person who had been ripped off by a conman. No, you can’t do

This is such a fascinating paper. Since 1868, the population of Ethiopia has risen from 7m to 112m. An environmental disaster? No. In the study area, land degradation has DECREASED

There's a far bigger cronyism scandal than Cameron's lobbying or Johnson's flat. But the media - in particular the BBC - has disgracefully failed to hold the government to account

This is not to downplay the horror of the Chernobyl disaster, but we now have powerful evidence that it didn't cause germline mutations in survivors' children. The rate was no

How I became a human plague – and stumbled into one of the most astonishing scientific stories I’ve ever encountered. My column.Plus thread.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/14/super-spreading-long-covid-professor-press

I've just spent a couple of hours at the local foodbank, meeting people who, in some cases, would literally starve without it. On the other side of the recreation ground,

Very often it seems to me that other people love the land more than its "owners" do.https://twitter.com/cainscrimgeour/status/1381680254314541060 Why should wealth translate into greater legal and political rights over the fabric

Brexit is the outcome of a civil war within capitalism. The stuff about foreigners and sovereignty and blue passports was just a smokescreen for some extremely determined economic interests. And

A few thoughts about vaccination.1. Once a vaccine against Covid-19 which has received regulatory approval is offered to you, please accept it. It will help protect you and other people.