I try to work out how much money would be needed to restore a functioning state. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 22nd November 2023 Many names have been proposed for our pathology: Thatcherism, Reaganism, austerity, Trussonomics. But they are all synonyms for the same ideology, a doctrine hardly anyone in public life can […]
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How our lives came to be dominated by a few dozen plutocrats and their thousands of concierges. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 15th September 2023 It was one of the abiding mysteries of public life. How did Piers Morgan rise so far? I see him as a buffoon, a bully, a windbag. Yet, […]
Our forthcoming film about the undisclosed interests trashing our lives. By George Monbiot, published on monbiot.com, 20th September 2023 A couple of generations ago, economists confidently predicted we would be living a life of leisure by now. Our societies would be so prosperous that we would scarcely need to work. Everyone would be well-housed and […]
Liz Truss promises to double down on policies that have been completely discredited. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 17th September 2022 Soon, the focus will return, and the collapse of many people’s economic prospects will dominate once more. As winter approaches, it will become clear that our politics is spectacularly lacking in answers. […]
An obsession with economic growth is driving us towards catastrophe. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 12th October 2022 As a founder member of the “Anti-Growth Coalition”, I’m delighted to discover how fast it has, ahem, been growing. From small beginnings on the political margins, our grouping, according to the prime minister, now ranges […]