Perhaps we could call it wink murder. When people become desensitised by ironic calls for violence, the difference between a humorous position and an ideological conviction can begin to break down.

No one can be trusted with power. Any government will oppress its people if not constantly and inventively challenged. And the task becomes ever-more urgent as new technologies of surveillance and ...

By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28 th June 2025 ...

National Highways is a relic of another age, unfit for purpose, driving us towards disaster. It should be scrapped. As a rule, though there are exceptions, what improves our lives are multiple small ...

Archive of his syndicated column about international and British politics and issues, arranged by topic.

Could Trump and Musk be seeking to end our time on Earth? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 5 th March 2025 In thinking about the war being waged against life on Earth by Donald Trump, Elon ...

This is how Labour’s war on regulations will stymie its own policies. It is irrational and self-destructive. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11 th February 2025 This might sound ...

State-sponsored rape, lies and deception – then a cover-up operating right across official life. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28 th November 2024 It’s the testimony we’ve long been ...

Hidden in the detail of the UK’s carbon capture and storage scheme are unlimited financial liabilities and huge environmental costs.

An interview with The Ink, about where we are, how we got here and where we need to go. George Monbiot, interviewed by The Ink, 9th July 2024 TI: Can you walk us through how you define neoliberalism” ...

When environmental activists calling for less pollution sit in the streets, across Europe they are now abused and attacked, arrested and handed extreme and draconian sentences. When farmers contesting ...