Just as inequality fuelled the pandemic, it could wreck plans to cut emissionsThe message from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change could hardly be clearer. Business as usual means global temperatures will rise by more than 1.5C above pre-indu…
Cairngorms crofters: ‘We don’t follow a capitalist grow-grow-grow model’
Lynn Cassells and Sandra Baer say buying croft allowed them to farm based on regenerative principlesRewilding 5% of England could create 20,000 rural jobs“Farming with nature is really not idealism,” says Lynn Cassells. “It’s not a nice thing to do on …
Overconfident and rebellious – Johnson will rue the day he made a Tory party in his own image | Martin Kettle
Clashes over the climate crisis and Covid are revealing deep divisions in government. A time of reckoning is approachingCompared with the fate of the globe, that of Boris Johnson is infinitesimally trivial. Yet the two things are interconnected. In Nov…
Warehouses: the latest boom in the UK real estate sector
A record-breaking area almost twice the size of Hyde Park is slated for construction this yearThe UK is in the midst of a record-breaking boom in the construction of cavernous sheds to support the soaring growth of online shopping during the pandemic, …
‘Old-style espionage’: Briton’s arrest feels like cold war throwback
Analysis: eastern bloc spy agencies historically would target western staff in junior rolesGerman police arrest Briton on suspicion of spying for RussiaThe arrest of a British citizen in Berlin for allegedly spying for the Russians has a distinctly col…
‘Flying feminist’ Lilian Bland celebrated in new exhibition
Northern Irish museum celebrates car-dealing, trouser-wearing, jiu-jitsu fighting aviation pioneerIn an era that stifled women, Lilian Bland blazed with a life force that defied all convention, including gravity.She worked as a press photographer, smok…
Lamda boss to leave job amid ‘conduct and management style’ complaints
Sarah Frankcom to depart as director of UK’s leading drama school after less than two years in the roleThe head of one of the UK’s leading drama schools is leaving her job at the same time as an investigation into complaints about aspects of her “condu…
David Cameron urged to address reports he made $10m from Greensill
Labour says if figure is wrong as ex-PM’s spokesperson has suggested, then he should set record straightDavid Cameron is under growing pressure to answer further questions about his involvement in Greensill Capital, given he reportedly made up to $10m …
Luxury watch sales surge as Britons go on spending spree with lockdown savings
Sales at UK’s biggest supplier of Rolex and Omega watches rise 43% on pre-pandemic levelsThe UK’s biggest seller of Rolex and Omega watches said sales had surged as Britons splashed lockdown savings on luxury watches and jewellery, including wedding an…
Climate crisis: what can I do from the UK to help save the planet?
From joining local groups to pushing for change on a larger scale, there are ways for individuals in the UK to make an impactIt can feel a little futile to be rinsing plates and fiddling with metal straws while the world literally burns. Most of us are…