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The Case for Climate Leadership
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It won’t be news to anyone currently in the UK that we’re experiencing an extreme heatwave. I’m typing this article in the middle of the afternoon, with all curtains closed just to keep the sun out in the hope the house will stay cool enough to work in. A choir I attend has been cancelled because of the heat. My local rail company, ‘southeastern’, has issued an ‘avoid non-essential travel’ alert, again because of the heat. Extreme heat Extreme heat has even worse consequences: In July 2022, when temperatures in London hit 40C, 41 homes around London were destroyed by…
Double Standards Make Bad Law
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This is an examination of Nigel Farage’s incendiary rhetoric, the law of incitement and why establishment figures bleating about “two-tier justice” may be both its greatest beneficiaries and biggest hypocrites. The Phrase that preceded a riot On 2 June 2026, Nigel Farage, a millionaire former public schoolboy and establishment insider, now Reform UK leader, and Member of Parliament for Clacton, posted a video to social media calling on the British public to respond to the death of Henry Nowak with “pure cold rage.” Within hours, hundreds of people rioted in Southampton. Riot police were pelted with bricks, rocks, flares and chairs. Eleven…
The case of May 2026: Oil and Gas Exploration vs. Climate Change Mitigation
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Most people are well-aware of Reform UK’s energy policy, which is to put it bluntly, drill-baby-drill. The public may be less aware of the Conservative Party’s slide in recent years, from following the general consensus on net zero to being the voice of fossil fuel lobbyists. Kemi Badenoch and her ministers regularly appear on broadcasting media promoting the maxxing out of North Sea oil licences. The reality of climate change and the need for mitigations is rarely mentioned in these presentations. In fact, the Conservatives have received significant donations from oil and gas investors, and in January 2025 were in…
Why Game Theory Is Breaking Britain – but Could Also Save It
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Game Theory examines when and why people choose to cooperate or compete. Its central insight is that our decisions are shaped not only by what we want, but by what we expect others to do. Well known game theory scenarios include the Prisoner’s dilemma, the Cold War, and on a simpler scale, even Rock, Paper, Scissors. An important aspect of Game Theory relates to whether and why we choose to cooperate or compete. Researchers found that the success of either strategy is dependent on how others in the system behave, and that people instinctively know this. Our decision-making routinely includes…
The LibDems in 2026 – A Progressive Force or a Forgotten Postscript?
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Strange times indeed. The Labour government is imploding with a leader who looks like a dead man walking and recent (January 23rd Politico Poll of Polls) support at 18%. The Conservatives are directionless and leaking influential members, with support equal to Labour at 18%. Reform is out in front on 29%, while the Greens and LibDems are on 14% and 13%, respectively.
