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When this is eventually all over, let's hope... there's (finally) an acceptance that the 'market' only benefits the few, and is...
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Football clubs' Covid response
After playing and coaching staff at Leeds United Football Club look a wage deferral so that non-playing and casual staff could remain at...
Good reads: The Otters' Tale by Simon Cooper
One part a factual look at biodiveristy in the unique and vital habitat that is southern England's chalk streams, with a particularly...
The Mighty Whites become the first UK football team with an official Covid pay policy
Don't know what's going on with other top football teams in response to Covid-19, but the Mighty Whites are doing their bit with players,...
Coronavirus shows our system is broken
If there is one important lesson to be learnt from the current crisis (assumimg more proof was required post the 2008 crash), it's the...
Now is the time for businesses to show a 'we understand'​ generosity of spirit
Last week, high street retailer Wilko announced it is to cut sick pay entitlement for every member of staff in stores and distribution...
Coronavirus: warning over lack of sick pay for gig economy
There's lots of cheerleaders for the gig economy, and the 'freedom' it brings. They are normally people who don't have to work in that...
Heathrow third runway ruled illegal given potential climate impact
Now that's a positive development. The economic argument was weak at best, and anyway should have taken a backseat to the environmental...
Chlorine washing of chicken misses the wider animal welfare point
In the debate about chlorinated chicken, the US keeps coming back to the point that their products are safe to eat. But the safety of...
JP Morgan says fossil fuels are a world ending investment
When a leaked report from JP Morgan, the world’s largest financier of fossil fuels, warns clients that the climate crisis threatens the...
The negative environmental impact of beauty products
From problems with recycling to glitter particles in our oceans, the beauty industry isn't great for the environmental according to this...
Ecover take the fight to fast fashion
As a long-term Ecover buyer, I'm liking the new 'laundry against landfill' strategy. It takes a brand that always had a bit of a soft,...
Buying mattresses online may be convenient but it's not good for the environment
The explosion in online mattress businesses has been one of the internet success stories of recent years. But what, on the face of it,...
Brand purpose bullshit
New Natwest Chief Exec on R4: "we have a new purpose which is to build a bank that is purpose-led". Followed by some vaguely generic...
Microsoft aim to be carbon negative by 2030
I'd seen the headlines on this but not read the detail. And it's well worth it. Because where most countries/companies are fannying...
How can both electric car sales and car emissions be growing?
Seems counter intuitive yes? But in 2019 sales of electric cars doubled in the UK, which is good news. Yet car-related emissions...
Our economic and social system is broken
So says the 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer. Just a shame we don't seem to be listening.
Good reads: Stolen by Grace Blakeley
Saw Grace Blakeley speak at a festival last summer and she was pretty inspiring. Stolen is her first book and definitely worth picking...
Katie Hopkins wins Campaign to Unify the Nation Trophy
With apologies for the language, but if like me you are feeling a little down on this Brexit day here is something to cheer you up: Katie...
Why is YouTube Broadcasting Climate Misinformation to Millions?
In their 2019 environmental report, Google stated that "climate change is one of the most significant global challenges of our time, and...
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