The Propaganda of Power
The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 20th September 2025
Articles from George Monbiot
Primary tabs
Trussed Up
Astonishingly, the Tufton Street junktanks that shaped Liz Truss’s agenda are still operating at the heart of government.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th September 2025
Greening the Desert
The election of Zack Polanski as Green Party leader could be the moment our political drought begins to break.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 3rd September 2025
Macho Match
Marvellous giants are returning to our shores, which means only one thing: pathetic inadequates using them as a test of manhood.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian, 28th August 2025
Legal Limbo
Thanks to the government’s draconian new anti-protest order, it’s almost impossible to tell whether you are or are not breaking the law.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 30th July 2025
Biocide
The government’s proposed new rules will allow a flood of toxic chemicals to be sold in the UK.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 23rd July 2025
It’s what the extreme right of the Tory party wanted from Brexit: to tear down crucial public protections, including those that defend us from the most brutal and dangerous forms of capital. The Conservatives lost office before they were able to do their worst. But never mind, because Labour has now picked up the baton.
Rinsed
England’s privatised water system leaves us incapable of responding sensibly to droughts.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 17th July 2025
Wink Murder
How “humour” opens the door to far right politics.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 10th July 2025
Protest, While You Still Can
Without resistance, a combination of new laws and new technologies of control will rush us towards dystopia.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 4th July 2025
No one can be trusted with power. Any government will oppress its people if not constantly and inventively challenged. And the task becomes ever-more urgent as new technologies of surveillance and control are developed.
The Grip of Power
Cynical operators seek to divide rural and urban people. But what we want is fundamentally the same.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28th June 2025