Adam Ramsay
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Past articles by Adam:
Yes, Britain is corrupt. But it’s a lot worse than you think
But once we understand that kleptocracy is a process at the heart of the modern global economy, we see that Britain is a lot worse than it seems at first. → Read More
Quiz: 2022 in review
A lot has happened in the wild year that was 2022, how much do you remember? → Read More
Quiz: Christmas 2022
Test your knowledge of the festive season with our christmas quiz... → Read More
Labour’s run to the right is pushing Scotland towards independence
OPINION: As nurses strike in the rest of the UK, Scotland has reached a deal. That has implications beyond the NHS → Read More
‘Carbon offsetting’ is just greenwash. Here’s what we need instead
The way we’re going to actually solve problems like the UK’s addiction to carbon-intensive infrastructure isn’t through a series of customers paying companies to ‘offset’ their emissions in some scammy scheme. → Read More
Will Liz Truss continue Johnson’s assault on rights? Here’s what we know
The new PM promises an authoritarian crackdown on workers, protesters, migrants – pretty much everyone, in fact → Read More
Energy workers to stage more protests as companies raise bills but not pay
Employees at Drax, Grangemouth and other energy sites will walk out every fortnight as firms rake in huge profits → Read More
Partygate: Why being fined by police could be good for Boris Johnson
The prime minister built his career by stoking distrust in politics. His fine from the police could end up benefiting him → Read More
French election: Why 2022 presidential poll is all about imperialism
With oligarchs using their media outlets to promote far-Right presidential candidates, France is being haunted by its own ghosts → Read More
Minister met lobbyists ahead of conversion therapy U-turn, documents reveal
Revealed: Groups linked to anti-trans lobbying met Kemi Badenoch after privately urging equalities minister to drop conversion therapy ban → Read More
Russia can’t afford its war on Ukraine. Here’s why
Weapons are astonishingly expensive and Ukrainians won’t surrender. But those aren’t Vladimir Putin’s only problems → Read More
Culture wars: It’s the Right that is trying to cancel free speech
While the powerful try to silence those who speak back to them, working-class cultures all over the world are quietly being erased. Last in a series of four on the culture wars → Read More
Why do the Tories have a chance of winning North Shropshire?
Why have voters in rural constituencies like North Shropshire traditionally voted Conservative, and will changing demographics alter voting patterns in the future? → Read More
Climate action is Nigeria’s chance to free itself from the tyranny of oil
British colonialism’s horrific legacy has not only suppressed this complex African state’s prosperity but is now causing dangerous desertification → Read More
The Global North caused the climate crisis. Now is the time to pay its dues
Climate finance involves funding from the Global North to the Global South to support the transition to a low carbon economy. → Read More
COP26: How the UK started the climate crisis
COP26 – will be a fight over different possible futures, a battle between social movements and entrenched power;....between reality and spin → Read More
The Pandora Papers show the true face of global Britain
Through its network of tax havens, the UK is the fulcrum of a system that benefits the rich and powerful → Read More
By crushing party democracy, Labour may sign its own death warrant
The Labour Right hopes that giving power back to MPs will prevent any future shift to the Left. But Britain needs more radicalism, not less → Read More
‘I lost my candidacy because I’m trans’: English Green Party member Kathryn Bristow
‘I’ve been deemed a risk to the party’s reputation for being transgender,’ Bristow tells openDemocracy in an exclusive interview → Read More
Siân Berry on transphobia in the Green Party: ‘We have a problem to solve’
Exclusive: Days after quitting as Green co-leader, Berry talks to openDemocracy about the rifts in her party and the need to be ‘actively anti-transphobic’ → Read More