Opinions
Check out expert opinion pieces from our speakers published across the media sphere. Interested in comment from one of our speakers? Get in touch.
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Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap – James Dyke et al.
Sometimes realisation comes in a blinding flash. Blurred outlines snap into shape and suddenly it all makes sense. Underneath such revelations is typically a much slower-dawning process. Doubts at the back of the mind grow.
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Empowering and healing, people’s assemblies are the future of democracy – Gully Bujak in Positive News
Organising people’s assemblies in Hull has convinced Gully Bujak of their transformative power. Can they help us to survive and even thrive in the face of challenges like climate breakdown?
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‘Lord Walney Wants to Stop the Public From Acquitting Protesters’ – Clare Farrell in Byline Times
Clare Farrell writes in Byline Times about the Waley Report and its impacts on UK courts
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We’re Being Failed By the Corporate Press – Our Survival Depends on Coming Together – Clare Farrell in VICE
Clare Farrell writes in VICE about the failure of the corporate press in the UK
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We protested the Grand National to make Britain talk about our treatment of animals – Alex Lockwood in the Guardian
Alex Lockwood comments in the Guardian about the Animal Rising protest at the Grand National and why action like it is so crucial
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We smashed the windows of a major bank. A jury acquitted us. This is why – Gully Bujak in the Guardian
In 2021, I was arrested with eight other women for breaking the windows at HSBC’s headquarters in London. On Thursday, after just two hours of deliberation, a jury of our peers found all nine of us not guilty of nearly half a million pounds in criminal damage.
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The mainstream media feels like Don’t Look Up. It’s horrific – Clare Farrell in Medium
On Tuesday night I went on Newsnight. The majority of the show was spent talking about the interpersonal crap going on in the Tory Party, between candidates who we should not trust with the greatest issue of all of our lives: the climate and ecological crisis. About 5 minutes at the end of the…
