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Environmental Defenders Are the Missing Link in the Green Transition

The scramble for critical minerals - deemed vital to power artificial intelligence, defence and energy needs - is fuelling a renewed wave of resource extraction and conflict across the world, from Colombia to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sharan Srinivas, Comment Central contributor
Sharan Srinivas
June 10, 2026
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The UK has a chance to fix what climate finance gets wrong
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Deborah Sanchez, Comment Central contributor
Deborah Sanchez
June 9, 2026
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The NHS has two AI problems. Neither of them is the technology.
I operate on patients. I also build artificial intelligence that predicts...
Mikael Sodergren, Comment Central contributor
Mikael Sodergren
June 8, 2026
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Britain's Housing Crisis Demands a Radical Rethink
My guess is that the positive response from some local residents...
Margaret Mullane MP, Comment Central contributor
Margaret Mullane MP
June 5, 2026
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A blanket social media ban will fail the boys it claims to protect
Sadiq Khan is right that the manosphere is radicalising teenage boys....
Alice West, Comment Central contributor
Alice West
June 3, 2026
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I help British businesses hire abroad - it's no wonder NEET numbers are rising.
I run a business that helps UK companies hire people in...
Alex Fenton, Comment Central contributor
Alex Fenton
June 3, 2026
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The Case for Changing Britain's Voting System
For more than forty years, I have been a convinced supporter...
Mark Drakeford, Comment Central contributor
Mark Drakeford
June 2, 2026
Climate emergency
Britain cannot afford to abandon the Climate Change Act
Calls from the Conservatives and Reform to scrap the 2008 Climate...
Wera Hobhouse MP, Comment Central contributor
Wera Hobhouse MP
June 1, 2026
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Watering the Roots: Why Wales Must Invest in Its Third Sector
My Private Member’s British Sign Language (Wales) Bill was passed unanimously...
Mark Isherwood, Comment Central contributor
Mark Isherwood
May 29, 2026
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Life in Temporary Accommodation for Neurodivergent Children
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Margaret Mullane MP, Comment Central contributor
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