Can any country opt-out of Google?
Nations may opt-out of the EU, and regions out of nations, but is corporate power inescapable? Lindsay Mackie reports on a
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Clearing the air – a tale of two cities & #SmogDay
See the SmogDay website for the real human stories behind the statistics on pollution. In December 2015, pollution causing
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How to call-out everyday climate denial
FOLLOW: @EverydayDenial You know things are bad when it takes Donald Trump pulling the US out of the Paris agreement
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New study: How did we do that? The possibility of rapid transition
A new study by the ESRC STEPS Centre at Sussex University and the New Weather Institute points to historical evidence
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How companies are hiding from customers
Why are large companies trying to distance themselves so much from their customers? Listen, starting at 20 minutes 28 seconds: the
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The Ogre – a modern folk tale
This story is an extract from our new collection of 23 modern folk tales for troubling times There was a knock
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There was a knock at the door: modern folk tales for troubling times
“Stories are one of the most ancient and most effective ways of making sense of the world,” wrote Philip Pullman
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Why policy-makers don’t see the next local economic revolution coming
New Weather has published a book including eight important narratives to explain the next local economic revolution. Instead of waiting for
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Towards a people-powered prosperity
“Manchester is to get its own directly elected mayor with powers over transport, housing, planning and policing in a devolution
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Briefing the election candidates
The triumph of a general election is that anything to do with our national life can be discussed. You can talk to candidates about anything – and they will have to at least seem to listen.
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