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The left must learn to take (and make) a joke

Letters: Readers respond to an article by George Monbiot on how rightwing people and parties use humour to promote toxic ideas

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2025

How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke

Whether it’s bloodshed at Glastonbury or starving people on benefits, their ‘irony poisoning’ seeps obscene ideas into the range of the possible, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025

Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK’s cities and towns to survive them

While we work towards net zero, we also need to adapt. And we can pay for cooling measures like splash pads and trees by taxing the worst polluters, says green campaigner Hannah Martin

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025

Overblown infrastructure projects damage lives and imperil democracy. Why is Britain addicted to them?

The Lower Thames Crossing proves the point. It’s a white elephant plan, sucking money from local projects that could actually improve lives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025

Tackle industrial fishing, but local inshore fleets deserve support

Letters: Tom Collinson stands up for local fishing fleets, Christopher Hird is worried that after Attenborough’s Ocean everyone will think ‘job done’, and Dr Sally Campbell urges the UK to ratify the UN high seas treaty

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025

Attenborough’s Ocean is the film I’ve been waiting my whole career for – now the world must act on its message

The documentary shows the damage that fishing does to our planet. So why does the industry still hold governments to ransom? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025

Saving Britain’s precious habitats from invasive grasses

Letters: Readers respond to an article by George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2025

There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading

Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2025

Fairer elections and the threat of Reform UK

Letters: Green MPs Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay, Warren Brown and Stephen Smith respond to George Monbiot’s article on smashing Britain’s two-party system

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2025

How we can smash Britain’s two-party system for good at the next election

Labour is beyond repair. Time for a co-ordinated strategy to support progressive parties committed to electoral reform, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025