A new front opens up in the war against nature

July 27, 2012 3:34 pm Leave your thoughts

George Monbiot says that the Countryside Alliance's campaign against a ban on lead shot strikes him as motivated by the age-old attitude of reactionary members of the landowning classes: that they will not be subject to the laws or considerations that affect lesser members of society.

From Nehru to Mao: India’s Tryst with Destiny

July 22, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

In 1947, Nehru spoke about a tryst with destiny. Free from the shackles of British colonialism, India was on course for a bright new future. Fast forward and witness the not so glittering outcome that Nehru didn't have in mind, writes Colin Todhunter.

The Promised Land

July 21, 2012 8:21 pm Leave your thoughts

To be young in the post-industrial nations today is to be excluded. Excluded from the comforts enjoyed by preceding generations; excluded from jobs; excluded from hopes of a better world; excluded from self-ownership, says George Monbiot.