George Monbiot

Some Call It Conspiracy Theory – Part 1

Iain Davis There are certain assumptions that are applied to anyone labelled a “conspiracy theorist”—and all of them are fallacies. Indeed, the term “conspiracy theory” is nothing more than a propaganda construct designed to silence debate and censor opinion on a range of subjects. Most particularly, it is used as a pejorative to marginalise and …

Nick Dixon and Toby Young Discuss the Demise of London Calling, Oliver Anthony’s Protest Song, George Monbiot’s Re-Wolving Plan and Charlotte Proudman’s Tone Deaf Tweet

In the latest Weekly Sceptic, the topics are the demise of London Calling, Oliver Anthony's viral song, the bizarre behaviour of West Yorkshire Police, Charlotte Proudman's latest fail and George Monbiot's re-wolfing plan.

Lab-Grown Meat Suffers Significant Setback With Shocking New Scientific Findings

George Monbiot hailed lab-grown food as a miracle product that "will soon destroy farming – and save the planet". But it is turning out to be less environmentally friendly than we first thought, says Chris Morrison.
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Reimagining Food, Farming & Humanity: Ecomodernism’s Dystopia

Colin todhunter “Ecomodernists offer no solutions to contemporary problems other than technical innovation and further integration into private markets which are structured systematically by centralized state power in favour of the wealthy…” Chris Smaje In 2017, the then Monsanto Chief Technology Officer Robb Fraley argued that his company made a mistake in not reaching out to the …