Blog & Debate
Welcome to the GJA blog space. Here we host critical debates on the key issues we face, as an organisation, as a movement of workers, and as a society.
We Demand Change Climate Workshop – read and hear the speeches
Read and hear the speechesThe text of the speech by GJA’s Denis Fernando is presented in full here.We are witnessing a serious rise in the far right Trump is in power energising fascists like the rioters from the Jan 6 movement backed by Musk, the richest man on the...
Austerity Protests highlight costs of fossil fuels
Protests in more than 26 towns and cities up and down the country on 12th February at the growing cost of living squeeze should hasten the shift away from fossil fuel dependency. A 250% increase in the wholesale price of gas makes a shift to renewable energy even more...
‘Posh folk’ or ‘plain folk’? What is the Net Zero Scrutiny Group? Part 1
People want a cleaner, greener planet. But they will not tolerate a green strategy that involves posh folk telling plain folk what to do. Andrew Neil, Daily Mail, October 2021 Leaving aside the sheer patronage of the language, Neil might have a point if he objected...
The future of Eurostar: How can we save our green link to Europe?
By Manuel Cortes It’ll come as a surprise to no one that Covid is still causing problems for holiday-makers. The myriad of issues – whether it is the constant flicker from green to amber and back again for the countries considered safe to travel to without isolating;...
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