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Vote Leave: a tangled web of voter manipulation and dodgy money

Categorised as Articles Brexit Political reform
Published on 26 March 2018

The allegations of illegal behaviour and electoral manipulation swirling around the EU referendum have become complex. Here Molly unpicks a tangled web.

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An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg: It’s time to give Facebook to its users

Categorised as Articles Economics Human rights
Published on 22 March 2018

Following the shocking Cambridge Analytica revelations, Molly argues that for Facebook to be a real social network, it needs to be owned by those who invest their personal lives in it.

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What does eating meat have to do with extreme weather conditions like this week’s snowstorms? Quite a lot, actually

Categorised as Articles Climate change Food and farming Health
Published on 2 March 2018

Following hosted a debate in the European Parliament on how we can reduce the climate impact of our diets, Molly looks at the potential of reducing meat consumption by substituting it with protein crops.

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Swapping dinner for crisps? There’s a reason Brexit metaphors are all about food

Categorised as Articles Brexit Food and farming Trade
Published on 28 February 2018

Writing for the New Statesman (Staggers) Molly explores why there are so many Brexit metaphors about food and warns that the Brextremists are keen to dilute food and environmental regulations.

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Government should stop burning cash on biomass plants and waste incinerators

Categorised as Articles Climate change Energy Health Sustainable forests
Published on 23 February 2018

Writing for Business Green, Molly argues that innovation can help us tackle #airpollution from log-burning stoves, but a more critical issue is the UK’s insatiable appetite for sending wood & waste up in smoke to generate electricity.

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