The British government's stated commitment to reduce greenhouse emissions was unable to stand up to airline lobbying to cut taxes on flying.

This also shows that the supposed need to limit the deficit is limited to the people who don't count (for Tories), and doesn't apply when interests that are really important want a boost.

Robert Reich: *The Guardrails Against Greed Capitalism Must Have.*

*The Far-Right's Culture Wars Are Just a Distraction So Oligarchs Can Keep Looting the Working Class.*

I agree that that is a large part of the purpose of these "culture wars," but they do have a secondary purpose: to radicalize supporters so that they give way completely to hatred.

The proposed Railway Safety Act is a change for the better, but it has flaws that need to be fixed.

The history of the end of dependence on whale oil may have lessons for the end of dependence on fossil fuels.