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Why do I have to break an embargo in order to expose press lies about Labour? | George Monbiot | Opinion
One of the golden rules of journalism is that you don’t break an embargo – a block on publication until a certain date. For the first time in my career, I’m breaking one now. The moral case for doing so outweighs the moral case for respecting it. For five months the press regulator, Ipso, which …
How the world’s dirtiest industries have learned to pollute our politics | George Monbiot | Opinion
The tragedy of our times is that the gathering collapse of our life support systems has coincided with the age of public disservice. Just as we need to rise above self-interest and short-termism, governments around the world now represent the meanest and dirtiest of special interests. In the United Kingdom, the US, Brazil, Australia and …
