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• Met Office issues rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday, theguardian.com (Jun 22, 2026, UK)
• Community energy needs support to win public backing for net zero, say MPs, thenews.coop (Jun 17, 2026, UK) — The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee warns that the regulatory framework puts community energy at a disadvantage
• The right to grow gains national momentum, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Jun 11, 2026, UK) — Communities up and down the country are demanding a ‘right to grow.’ And this could have measurable impact on the UK’s food resilience, finds Nick Easen
• WL Meets: Zoe Gilbertson who is refashioning textiles from the ground up, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (May 13, 2026, UK) — Nick Easen meets designer Zoe Gilbertson who wants to revive the UK textile sector, with sustainability woven in from the start
• Sharing learning from the Citizens In Power Network, citizensinpower.com (May 08, 2026, UK) — (date not found)
• Fixing social care: Report highlights potential of co-op model in the UK, thenews.coop (May 08, 2026, UK) — Commissioned by Co-operatives UK and Cwmpas, the study found co-ops provide ‘fairer, better quality, community-rooted care’
• Our Land: who owns the countryside? New documentary explores the access divide in England and Wale, theconversation.com (May 08, 2026, UK)
• Farm co-ops can boost UK’s food security, says report, thenews.coop (May 05, 2026, UK)
• The UK’s ocean health report card is damning, and protected areas aren’t enough, theconversation.com (Apr 30, 2026, UK)
• Golden eagles in England? Here’s the ecological case for bringing them back, theconversation.com (Apr 20, 2026, UK)
• A Land Use Framework for England: will it help join up land use decisions?, cpre.org.uk (Apr 01, 2026, UK)
• Who owns England? New plans make it a lot easier to find out, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Apr 01, 2026, UK)
• Agrivoltaics – is it time for farmers to engage with the renewables revolution, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Apr 01, 2026, UK)
• ‘People want a different vision of society’: London’s march for unity draws thousands, positive.news (Mar 30, 2026, UK)
• Quarter of England at risk of water shortages (Mar 28, 2026, South East England; UK) — less water in the system than planners are currently preparing for will have a knock-on effect on new housing developments
• Stopping gas dictating UK energy price could cut bills by £200, thinktank says, theguardian.com (Mar 19, 2026, UK)
• Nearly three-quarters of England’s woods inaccessible to public, study finds, theguardian.com (Mar 13, 2026, UK)
• Future Co-ops conference looks at ways to reclaim community power, thenews.coop (Mar 12, 2026, UK)
• Community power in the UK: Reviving the social club, thenews.coop (Mar 11, 2026, UK)
• “The BBC as a Public Service Co-operative” - one proposal among many in the Alternative Green Paper, for the broadcaster’s Royal Charter Review [Media Reform Coalition], Daily Alternative (Mar 05, 2026, UK)
• Open letter urges UK ministers to unlock potential of community energy, thenews.coop (Mar 04, 2026, UK) — The letter is signed by 250 organisations working across climate, poverty reduction, community development and local enterprise
• Up the Energy Open Letter, communityenergyengland.org (Mar 04, 2026, UK) — It’s time for Britain to up the energy on community power
• The UK Green Party’s Tech Policy Through a Metamodern Lens, technologicalmetamodernism.substack.com (Feb 27, 2026, UK) — What the Greens get right about technology — and what a bolder agenda would look like
• ‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say, theguardian.com (Feb 23, 2026, UK)
• One in nine new homes in England built between 2022 and 2024 were constructed in areas that could now be at risk of flooding, according to new data., theguardian.com (Feb 18, 2026, UK) — between 2013 and 2022, one in 13 new homes were in potential flooding zones.
• Future Co-ops conference to explore reclaiming power for communities, thenews.coop (Feb 13, 2026, UK)
• Participatory democracy is good for you! Neighbourhood governance in a Neighbourhood Health Service, right-here.org (Feb 13, 2026, UK) — Date of article not found.
• Miliband pledges up to £1bn for community green energy schemes, theguardian.com (Feb 09, 2026, UK) — UK projects will allow local areas to control and profit from renewable power generation, says energy secretary
• The Guardian view on heavy rain: England’s flood defences are not strong enough, Editorial, theguardian.com (Feb 09, 2026, UK) — The disruption and distress caused by record downpours must focus minds on the need for climate preparedness
• The Guardian view on risks from biodiversity collapse: warnings must be heeded before it’s too late, Editorial, theguardian.com (Feb 01, 2026, UK) — Inadequate food supplies and collapsing rainforests must be recognised as national security threats – not pigeonholed as green issues
• The public wants police to show up and care – will new reforms in England and Wales do this?, theconversation.com (Jan 30, 2026, UK)
• Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says, theguardian.com (Jan 29, 2026, UK) — Lord Stockwood says people in government ‘definitely’ talking about idea as technology disrupts industries
• Pubs are far more valuable to society than the tax they pay, theconversation.com (Jan 28, 2026, UK)
• The plan to clean up England and Wales’ water industry ignores the sector’s biggest problem, theconversation.com (Jan 28, 2026, Paris; UK)
• First of its kind ‘high-density’ hydro system begins generating electricity in Devon, theguardian.com (Jan 27, 2026, UK)
• The UK government didn’t want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I’m not surprised, George Monbiot, theguardian.com (Jan 27, 2026, UK) — It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication
• We now know the UK government knows how devastating our coming eco-disasters will be. Citizens must demand preparedness [Resilience.org], Daily Alternative (Jan 26, 2026, UK)
• Coherence Is Not Consensus, Alternative Editorial (Jan 25, 2026, UK)
• Green spaces should be the norm for all new housing developments in England, guidelines say, theguardian.com (Jan 21, 2026, UK) — Experts say big flaw is the lack of mandatory requirements, meaning developers could ignore the guidance
• The Guardian view on food security: Britain can no longer trust markets alone, Editorial, theguardian.com (Jan 20, 2026, UK)
• Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn, theguardian.com (Jan 20, 2026, UK; Earth)
• UK homes to get £15bn for solar and green tech to cut energy bills, BBC News (Jan 20, 2026, UK)
• Home affairs select committee to hold “citizen-assembly style” events on immigration, committees.parliament.uk (Jan 19, 2026, UK)
• Why do people support or oppose bike lanes? Our research sheds light on public opinion, theconversation.com (Jan 19, 2026, UK)
• Power Shifting In Scotland, Alternative Editorial (Jan 11, 2026, Scotland; UK)
• World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam, theguardian.com (Jan 10, 2026, UK)
• Climate education proposals will prepare young people in England for changing careers and society, theconversation.com (Jan 06, 2026, UK)
• ‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals, theguardian.com (Jan 05, 2026, Belgium; UK)
• Three climate New Year’s resolutions that will fail – and four that can actually stick, theconversation.com (Jan 01, 2026, UK)