Air pollution

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have

Posted by Aakash Naik - 18th April 2016
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It was Winston Churchill who famously said “Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.” We couldn’t agree more, that’s why we scaled 15 of London’s most iconic statues to crystallise the importance of air pollution in the hearts and minds of politicians. 40,000 lives are cut short… Read More

It’s time for David Cameron to stop hiding in the smog!

Posted by Aakash Naik - 1st April 2016
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We all need to get from A to B, to go to work, to take our children to school. But we shouldn’t have to breathe toxic air in order to do so. The Government must develop an action plan to clean up our air, improve our journeys and save thousands… Read More

How green is your Budget?

Posted by Hannah Martin - 17th March 2016
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Yesterday the Chancellor, George Osborne, unveiled his latest budget and Jeremy Corbyn took the Prime Minister to task on his clean energy policies during Prime Minister’s Question Time.  Yesterday’s budget revealed at a sugar tax, a new theatre in Merseyside, and more cuts but what did yesterday’s parliamentary business… Read More

Why I believe the UK should stay in the EU

Posted by John Sauven - 7th March 2016
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They say you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone but in reality you do…You just didn’t think you could lose it. We last had an EU referendum in 1975. The vote to stay in was overwhelming. There are dozens of reasons why we all know the UK should… Read More

London elections: 3 ideas for the next mayor

Posted by Rosie Rogers - 3rd March 2016
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In just over two months, Londoners will have voted for a new mayor to replace Boris Johnson. But have you wondered – what can the new mayor do to take on the big environmental issues facing the UK’s capital city? Here are three ideas the mayoral candidates should be throwing… Read More

An open letter to the Heathrow 13 from Emma Thompson and Alastair McGowan

Posted by Alice Hunter - 24th February 2016
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Dear Heathrow 13, As long-standing opponents of a third runway at Heathrow, we want to express our support and solidarity to you all. Recently, hardly a month has gone by without a new temperature record being broken, fresh floods bringing misery to communities across the UK, or yet another study… Read More