Climate change
Overrated: Nicholas Stern
The new president of the British Academy and climate policy guru deserves a global roasting for his work on global warming
Walking the Plank
The government’s hypocrisy over “green issues” is forcing those living on our waterways out of their homes
Beyond Climate Hubris
An open letter to Chris Huhne calls for a new pragmatic approach to rebuild public trust
After the Crash: A New Direction for Climate Policy
A radical and pragmatic approach in accelerating the decarbonisation of the global economy is the only way forward
Ten Years After
‘All is still to play for in this lethal game of blindfold chess’
Experts and Axioms
When politics has entered the scientific debate over climate change, how can we trust the experts?
Flimsy Forecasts
We are constantly being warned about crises that will hit us “by 2050”. But long-term projections almost always turn out wrong
An Ill Wind
I’d rather have a meatier, hotter and smellier world then give up beefy pleasures in order to reduce cow flatulence
Al Gore
The former US Vice-President is becoming increasingly hysterical about climate change
Global Warning
An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming by Nigel Lawson, and Blueprint for a Safer Planet by Nicholas Stern
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal