This is evil.

Legal spats, public denunciations and an obsession with internal process must be consigned to the past, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.

We had always given sanctuary to those who needed it, she said, only now we would kick them out as soon as possible

Christiana Figueres tells summit that decarbonisation of global economy is inevitable despite disruptive Trump presidency “Ciao, bambino!” That was the message Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the United Nations framework convention on climate change, had for the US upon its recent exit from the Paris Climate Agreement. The world’s largest historical emitter also chose not to send a delegation to the negotiations. “I think it actually is a good thing,” Figueres said about the US’s absence from the talks at a press conference on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Public life is a minefield and the best and brightest just don’t want to know. How convenient for foes of the most trusted news organisation in the world, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The band cited a ‘moral and ethical burden’ placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies