Trump’s assaults on governance could trigger systemic collapse. Here’s how it might happen, and how we can prepare.

Though the prime minister seeks to appease corporate and oligarchic power, his attack on regulation has results he might find less helpful. When he pulls a lever, he could discover that, without a ...

Build baby, build. That’s about the intellectual limit of the government’s housing strategy. Millions are under-housed, so let’s “bulldoze” the planning system and build more homes. But it’s not ...

I can scarcely believe I’m writing this, but it’s hard to dodge the conclusion. After 14 years of environmental vandalism, it might have seemed impossible for Labour to offer anything but improvement.

The UK government’s pursuit of growth at all costs hands this country to predatory capital.

Yes, we are pro-nuclear, but the proposed Hinkley C plant should be scrapped.

The livestock industry is furiously lobbying to shut down alternatives, and tame politicians are giving it what it wants.

Privatisation and austerity don’t cut costs: they just pass them on to us.

Trump’s win is a return to the default state of centralised, hierarchical societies – like ours. That’s the problem.

Who is most responsible for high abortion rates? The religious right.

Trump’s presidency is a reversion to autocratic tyranny. Only concerted resistance can stop it from spreading.

The corporations which helped to immiserate Africa are being given control of its development.