Progressive politics 101: the new wave in America
What can Andy Burnham learn from the green shoots of progressive rebirth in the US Democratic Party?
Read moreDetailsMichelle is a UK writer and committed eco-worrier. Her first two novels, Tipping Point and Counterpoint, were born of despair at our inability to grasp the climate crisis and national obsession with the Brexit farce. She labelled the books eco-thrillers, later realising they were part of a new genre called thrutopia.
She is now determined to become part of the solution as a citizen journalist and thrutopian author.
What can Andy Burnham learn from the green shoots of progressive rebirth in the US Democratic Party?
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Read moreDetailsWith the COP climate conferences becoming ever more duplicitous, it’s time for us to stop waiting on leaders and build...
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Read moreDetailsMichelle argues that the only way that UK will tackle climate change is by moving to a more representative electoral...
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