Adam Corner
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It would be a tragedy if the pandemic costs us the joys of train travel | Catherine Shoard
For all its faults, the rail network is a marvel that looks increasingly vulnerable with every week we stay away, says Catherine Shoard, the Guardian’s film editor
Adam Corner
It would be a tragedy if coronavirus costs us the joys of train travel
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Roy Hackett: the civil rights hero who stood in front of a bus – and changed Britain for ever
When he arrived in the UK in 1952, he faced vicious racism – and decided to fight back. In the first of a new series, he tells the story of the Bristol boycott
Adam Corner
Roy Hackett: the civil rights hero who stood in front of a bus – and changed Britain for ever
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Deadly diseases from wildlife thrive when nature is destroyed, study finds
Rats and bats that host pandemic pathogens like Covid-19 increase in damaged ecosystems, analysis shows
Job Posting: Advocacy Communications Coordinator and Assistant Researcher - Climate Outreach
Job description Application form Diversity form Climate Outreach is a non-profit organisation focused on one of the greatest challenges of …
How South Asian corner shop culture helped the UK survive Covid-19 | gal-dem
As the nation was forced into lockdown due to Covid-19, corner shops, the ailing bastion of an era gone-by, were suddenly given a new lease of life.
Trump has helped the US to see its dark side. It will still be there when he goes | Nesrine Malik
This president has shown that white supremacy is always waiting in the wings, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
US public increasingly sceptical of Covid-19 death toll, poll finds
Axios-Ipsos poll shows 31% of respondents believe number of Americans dying from virus is smaller than public data portrays
Adam Corner
After hearing some pretty out there conspiracy theories being aired amongst friends as accepted facts over the last week I'd be interested what this figure would be in UK too...
US public increasingly sceptical of Covid-19 death toll, poll finds
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Job Posting: Executive Assistant - Climate Outreach
Job description Application form Diversity form We’re looking for an Executive Assistant to support our Executive Team in building public …
Job Posting: Senior Project Manager Lead (maternity cover) - Climate Outreach
Job description Application form Diversity form We’re looking for a part-time, dynamic Senior Project Management Lead to join our team …
We may already have herd immunity - an interview with Professor Sunetra Gupta - Reaction
A study produced by a team at Oxford University indicated that some parts of the United Kingdom may already have … Continue reading "We may already have herd immunity – an interview with Professor Sunetra Gupta"
Adam Corner
Loads of interesting thoughts & challenges in here from Sunetra Gupta and strong points on living with (vs 'eradicating') risks
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How Biden is winning
Joe Biden refuses to play into Donald Trump’s hands.
Adam Corner
Pretty depressing analysis of how to win an election: annoy the other side's voters less than the other candidate annoys yours
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Is Deep Adaptation flawed science?
Jem Bendell's popular self-published paper has been platformed by Extinction Rebellion, but relies on pseudoscience to come to inaccurate and harmful conclusions.
The faulty science, doomism, and flawed conclusions of Deep Adaptation
The claim that runaway climate change has made societal collapse inevitable is not only wrong – it undermines the cause of the climate movement.
Adam Corner
This pieces argued that Jem Bendell's influential 'lone rebel' Deep Adaptation analysis doesnt hold up against the weight of climate science knowledge and mimics denial/sceptic tropes in it's positioning of brave 'outsiders' vs 'mainstream'
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Adam Corner
This piece argues that Jem Bendell's influential 'lone rebel' Deep Adaptation analysis doesnt hold up against the weight of climate science knowledge and mimics denial/sceptic tropes in it's positioning of brave 'outsiders' vs 'mainstream'
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James Meek · The Health Transformation Army: What can the WHO do? · LRB 2 July 2020
The true significance of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s election, and of Trump’s attack on the WHO and China, may be...
Adam Corner
Fascinating political history of WHO in here and how this has manifested in the global response to covid19
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John Lewis, US civil rights hero and Democratic congressman, dies at 80
Lewis helped Martin Luther King organise the March on Washington in 1963 and once suffered a broken skull at the hands of state troopers
No secret COVID vaccine deals: write to your MP
Simple question - how much will the NHS pay for COVID19 vaccines? The government is handing big pharma corporations millions of pounds and total control over vaccines developed with taxpayer money. There are few strings attached and zero...