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How local services are showing there is another way to provide for communities

While the government looks to cut public spending, the Social Guarantee has found examples of local service providers finding innovative ways to meet needs

Harry Ewart-Biggs, Anna Coote

18 February 2025

London City airport will test the government’s commitment to the climate

Approving expansion would send the wrong message about the new approach to planning

17 August 2024

The aviation industry claims more flying is essential for the economy, the numbers say otherwise

Latest data shows that in 2023, there were 3.9 million fewer business air trips compared to 2019

24 May 2024

Sharing the carbon pie with a frequent flyer levy

How do we fly less without air travel becoming the preserve of the wealthy?

18 April 2024

Flights, farmers and food

Our government’s greed for ever more air travel could come back to bite them

20 March 2024

There are other ways to tackle the cost of living crisis - just ask France and Spain

From rent caps to free public transport, here are the French and Spanish policies our government should be looking at

19 January 2024

Driving us round the bend: another fuel duty freeze

Fuel duty has been frozen for the 13th year in a row. When will the government abandon this regressive, environmentally damaging policy?

20 March 2023

The Jet Zero strategy is an abdication of responsibility to the planet and future generations

Drawing a downward slanting line on a piece of paper and crossing your fingers is not a ‘strategy’

28 July 2022

On a wing and a prayer

Five ways the government’s irresponsible plans for aviation are putting us all at risk

25 April 2022

Stop airport expansions

Help us support local communities fighting high-carbon expansions

22 April 2022

The £62bn carbon giveaway

Aviation industry will only pay for 16% of climate damage from eight ongoing airport expansion projects

27 January 2022

Up in the air

Our consumer choices, from buying less tobacco to more diesel, are shaped by government policy. What if we applied it to air travel?

12 July 2021

Three lessons from Bogota on making cities safer for women

We need to ensure everyone has the right to move around freely and participate in public life

30 March 2021

The dodgy economics behind expanding our airports

Despite what airport executives say, expanding our airports won’t tackle unemployment or bring more money to the UK.

15 September 2020

Flybe’s near collapse should be a wakeup call for the government

Instead of cutting taxes on airlines, we should be using them to fight the climate crisis.

Christiane Heisse, Griffin Carpenter

15 January 2020

Beyond middle-class men in Lycra

We won't get more Londoners cycling without making it more inclusive.

20 August 2019

The road to prosperity?

Why extending the M4 is not the way

18 September 2018

Who are you calling 'deliberately misleading'?

We used Department for Transport numbers to show the projected value of Heathrow's third runway is now below zero

Andrew Pendleton

27 March 2018

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