The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’

Ministers and officials have been muddying the waters over taking public control of Thames Water – it’s time to set the record straight

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026

A reminder of how terrible these diseases used to be

Labour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concerns

It is now two years since Thames breached the terms of its licence by losing its investment grade ratings

The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job

CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job

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Sources shed new light on Peter Mandelson’s role in landing £330m contract for software that is slow, subject to frequent crashes and little used

The main purpose of this call for evidence is to give stakeholders the opportunity to provide evidence on agricultural pollution.

There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot