democracy: 1/9 of 9
Forget Westminster: real green change is local
Mark Anslow
19th August, 2009
It's one of the most encouraging reports of the year, and the mainstream media totally ignored it. Think what you like about town hall politics: there's power in them there councils more...
Grass-Roots Democracy
Aidan Rankin
19th February, 2009
A new Ecology Party would work for a change in values, a paradigm shift in which human beings learn to work with the grain of the natural world, instead of against it. more...
Sustaining communities
Phil Moore
1st October, 2008
With the global credit crunch grabbing all the headlines, issues concerning economies on a lesser scale are easily sidelined. more...
The Sustainable Communities Bill: is this the most significant piece of legislation this decade?
Mark Anslow
29th March, 2007
Has your local pub closed down? Is your high street turning into a drab strip of chain stores? Has Tesco boarded up your post-office and turned in into an 'express' store? If so, then you need to know about the Sustainable Communities Bill. Mark Anslow asks if this is the most important piece of legislation since Labour came to power more...
The Barker Review of Land Use Planning
Simon Fairlie
8th March, 2007
Last December's Barker Review replaces democracy with economic growth. Ex Ecologist editor Simon Fairlie claims our land is being sold to the highest bidder more...
Cassandra
John Papworth
1st February, 2007
Don’t wait for Dave or Tony to give you a hug. If you are dissatisfied with your leaders, take control of your own more...
Direct democracy
Douglas Smith
8th July, 2004
Britain has fallen out of love with conventional politics. Could Swiss-style direct democracy end the current crisis of political legitimacy? more...
The myth of modern democracy
Ivo Mosley
8th July, 2004
Far from being proof of our political emancipation, our right to vote in parliamentary elections is a symbol of power that keeps us powerless. more...I'm the Reverend Billy.
Bill Talen
1st November, 2003
from the pulpit: We interrupt our regular programming for a moral advisory… more...
democracy: 1/9 of 9
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