Council Net Zero Madness
7 May 2025
A university Vice-Chancellor who called for climate change to become part of the curriculum on every course claimed more than £16,000 in expenses on flights, figures have revealed.
Tony Blair is now promoting nuclear power in a new report from his Institute for Global Change. Has he forgotten that it was his Labour Government in the 1990s and 2000s that blocked its development, asks Ben Pile.
Ofcom has been accused of double standards after fining GB News £100,000 for "partiality" in an interview with Rishi Sunak, while ITV is yet to be penalised for allowing Ed Balls to interview his wife, the Home Secretary.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has been accused of hypocrisy after playing hockey on a private school's AstroTurf hours before suggesting independent institutions didn’t "need" the pitches.
India presents itself as a beacon of democracy and makes grand statements about protecting minorities. But the increasingly fanatical religious leadership is driving Hindu sectarianism around the world, says Aditya A.
The panic at Glastonbury over illegal entrants and "over-crowding" exposes the middle-class Left's hypocrisy on immigration, says Michael Deacon. It seems when it comes to a music festival, borders matter.
An investigation by the Mail on Sunday has revealed that workers in Bangladesh, who produce Gary Lineker's £55 X Next jacket, are paid just 44p an hour.
Who are the climate activists bringing down Britain's literary festivals with their climate boycotts? Fossil Free Books' leading lights seem to just love jetting off here, there and everywhere.
Green Party leader Carla Denyer has admitted that she still has a gas boiler despite her party’s commitment to reach Net Zero by 2040.
How can Prof Ülf Büntgen reconcile advocating for separating science and activism while participating in a study urging urgent international agreements to cut carbon emissions? wonders Charles Rotter.
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