Ian Angus’s latest book explores metabolic rifts and capitalism’s fundamental conflict with the environmental limits of our planet

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Our economy is worth trillions, yet millions live in poverty. So how do we measure success – and judge those we elect to lead us?

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York councillors have been urged to hold Yorkshire Water to account over sewage pollution and concerns about missing monitoring data

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If Andy Burnham wants lasting reform, he must put children, not economics, at the heart of early years policy

The post Beyond childcare: a new vision for early childhood first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

From medieval castles and vanished villages to magnificent monuments, Ian Richardson follows the traces left across Yorkshire by one of England’s most powerful dynasties

The post The Percys in Yorkshire: power, rebellion, ruin and revival first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

Bradford takes culture outdoors this autumn, with wind-powered music, floral art and new ways to explore Yorkshire's landscapes

The post Where nature meets culture: Bradford’s great outdoors becomes the stage first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

Power, language and words that begin to disappear

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Yorkshire shows the limits of England's devolution model – and why its regions need genuine powers of their own

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How a York-born artist influenced some of Britain’s greatest names – and helped shape everything from fine art to Wedgwood

The post John Flaxman: The York-born artist who inspired Turner, Blake and Wedgwood first appeared on Yorkshire Bylines.

GDP is the standard measure of economic success, but it can tell us surprisingly little about whether people’s lives are improving

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When the history of Brexit is written, the Lib Dems’ decision to let Johnson hold this election will be seen as a key strategic error.

The post Why we lost – and where we go from here appeared first on InFacts.

We can kick Johnson out. So brave the elements and vote for the candidates with the best chance of beating the Tories.

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Relying on the WTO for our trade was always a terrible idea. Now that the US president has ripped a hole in it, it’s economic suicide.

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Good news from YouGov poll is Tory lead is shrinking. Bad news is they are still ahead because too many pro-European votes are being wasted.

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A Tory victory means more chaos. The only way to end the arguments over Brexit and fix our real problems is to vote them out.

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Johnson yesterday hinted he would axe the licence fee. This had two purposes: cover up his NHS blunder and pummel the BBC into submission.

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PM rips off Love Actually in his video but misses out the punch line: “Just because it’s Christmas and at Christmas you tell the truth.”

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Right-wing press has branded Corbyn unelectable. They are right - he is. Not for the reasons they suggest, but because of simple maths.

The post Don’t worry about voting tactically for Corbyn. He won’t win appeared first on InFacts.

To cover up Johnson’s NHS disaster, Tories fabricate story about Labour activist punching Hancock aide.

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Not only is Johnson lying about surrendering to the EU demand for an internal UK border, he isn’t ready to deliver a deal by December 2020.

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