Archive of his syndicated column about international and British politics and issues, arranged by topic.

2 days ago · Build baby, build. That’s about the intellectual limit of the government’s housing strategy. Millions are under-housed, so let’s “bulldoze” the planning system and build more homes. But it’s not nearly so simple. Moreover, in the absence of policies to reduce the cost of housing, even if ...

1 day ago · The UK government’s pursuit of growth at all costs hands this country to predatory capital. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 30 th January 2025. I can scarcely believe I’m writing this, but it’s hard to dodge the conclusion.

Books by George Monbiot: The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life) (16 May 2024, Allen Lane). Co-written with Peter Hutchison. ISBN: 9780241635902. Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet (26 May 2022, Allen Lane) ISBN 978-0241447642. This Can’t Be Happening (26 August 2021, Penguin Classics)

Nov 8, 2024 · Trump’s win is a return to the default state of centralised, hierarchical societies – like ours. That’s the problem. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 7 th November 2024. We were losing slowly.

Jan 20, 2025 · Trump’s presidency is a reversion to autocratic tyranny. Only concerted resistance can stop it from spreading. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19 th January 2025. Seldom in recent history has class war been waged so blatantly.

Aug 16, 2021 · Protecting the natural world means creating tomorrow’s ancient habitats. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 8 th August 2021. We have a slow food movement and a slow travel movement.

Nov 27, 2024 · Soil carbon markets are going to collapse. And that’s a good thing. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 21 st November 2024. We now face, on all fronts, a war not just against the living planet and the common good, but against material reality.

I had an unhappy time at university, and I now regret having gone to Oxford, even though the zoology course I took – taught, among others, by Richard Dawkins, Bill Hamilton and John Krebs – was exc…

Oct 21, 2022 · Why is life treated as less valuable than the depiction of life? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19 th October 2022. What does it take? How far must we go to alert other people to the scale of the crisis we face?