Mar 23Novel Climates“Here we are, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. What can I do but write a novel?” This was the answer Barbara Kingsolver gave over a decade ago, when asked why she had decided to write a novel about climate change. Her book, Flight Behaviour, is preoccupied…9 min read9 min read
Oct 29, 2022Protest ArtIn May 1968, a group of left-wing students triggered a wave of occupations, strikes, and protests across France. What started as a small disciplinary dispute was transformed into a nationwide general strike; workers occupied factories, students clashed with the police, and millions of protesters marched through the capital. Throughout the…Art9 min readArt9 min read
Oct 29, 2022The Fall Of A SparrowIt is often said that every revolution seems inevitable only in retrospect. “The people were angry”, they say. “The old regime was bound to fall.” But is this true? What might have been different if a few more people had stayed at home? If the rain had arrived one hour…Climate Action10 min readClimate Action10 min read
Oct 28, 2022Movement SoupThere has been much debate recently over the logic of direct action. Over the last month, an activist group named Just Stop Oil have embarked upon a series of eye-catching protests. In a short amount of time, they have blocked roads, occupied bridges, stopped oil tankers, climbed on top of…Activism17 min readActivism17 min read
Jan 4, 2022Some thoughts on strategy, and climate change, and feeling like you’re not trying your hardest…How hard should you try to prevent global catastrophe? The question sounds grotesque — immoral, even — when you say it out loud. Why would you not try your hardest? When billions of lives hang in the balance, how dare you look away. How dare you hesitate. How dare you…Climate Change7 min readClimate Change7 min read
Jan 13, 2021Comedy in a Time of CrisisOr, Why Climate Change Is Funny. Last week, a group of far-right activists broke into the Capitol. They scaled walls, smashed windows, and broke through the perimeter fence. Once inside, they wandered, slightly aimlessly, around the buildings; some strolled through the famous corridors like confused tourists, whilst others rushed towards…Climate Change19 min readClimate Change19 min read
Jun 21, 2020Futures of a Futureless Movement(NOTE: A lot of the poems in this piece have never been written about before. Predominantly written by unknown working class poets, their contribution to literature and politics is often forgotten or purposefully ignored.) Chartist Poetry After Chartism “We are dead and we are buried!” Not so! life is in us yet. There’s too much of…Chartism19 min readChartism19 min read
Apr 29, 2020Last year, parliament declared a climate emergency. At the time, it was a sign of our success. Today, it is a symbol of our failure.It is always difficult to measure the success of a protest. Political change is complicated. It does not just happen in the corridors of parliament; it happens in our homes and on our streets. It takes hold of our hearts and of our minds in ways unimaginable. …Climate7 min readClimate7 min read
Mar 17, 2020After The Hurricane Hit, The Anarchists CameWhen Hurricane Sandy hit New York, there were people who needed food. There were children who needed clothes and grandparents who needed blankets, houses that needed to be repaired and roads that needed to be cleared. So, people did what people always do — they learnt to survive. Whilst the…Climate Change10 min readClimate Change10 min read
Oct 23, 2019Member-onlyExtinction Rebellion: We Need To Talk About The FutureDear everyone. This is a love letter to Extinction Rebellion. A movement that I devoted the last year of my life to. Lost jobs over. Got arrested with. Put everything on hold for. A movement that I believed in. A movement that believed in me. A movement that changed the…Politics27 min readPolitics27 min read
