Jonathan LeggettEnvisioning the collective struggle for justiceComing from the position of a climate activist in Western Europe, I explore avenues for change, their synergies, and their contradictions17 min read·Dec 5, 2023----
Jonathan LeggettStanding on the PrecipiceI’m standing on the precipice of the end of the world. I look out, and see death and destruction — land devoid of life, meaning, nature…4 min read·Jan 8, 2023----
Jonathan LeggettThe Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson — Jonathan LeggettKim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future offers a detailed look into what the next thirty years could look like, from the…5 min read·Jan 10, 2022----
Jonathan LeggettThe Policing Bill is just the tip of the Tories’ authoritarian icebergWhen the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was going through parliament, many people were well aware of the dangers that such a…2 min read·May 10, 2021----
Jonathan LeggettPutting the Ecological in Climate and Ecological Emergencies“We live in a time of climate and ecological crises” is something that many in the environmental movement are used to saying or hearing at…3 min read·Apr 13, 2021----
Jonathan LeggettUS power cuts show the urgent changes needed in our energy systemsA deadly storm that left millions in the US without electricity on Tuesday and Wednesday shows the urgent need to change electricity…3 min read·Feb 17, 2021----
Jonathan LeggettHS2 — the unlikely project to bring support to the environmental movementThe news on Tuesday that a second tunnel has been built by anti-HS2 activists, against the much-opposed highspeed rail project between…3 min read·Feb 9, 2021----
Jonathan LeggettEveryone else is writing a satirical piece about Handforth so I figured I should tooUnless you live under a particularly remote rock, it’s fair to assume that you’ve seen the most recent must-watch of the pandemic era — by…2 min read·Feb 7, 2021----
Jonathan LeggettCOVID has revealed what the government think about the work of women and the care economyRecently it was revealed that the UK government has denied financial assistance to 71% of working mothers who stopped work to provide…2 min read·Jan 26, 2021----
Jonathan LeggettSocial Justice and the Dangers of Climate PuritanismThe environmental movement has long struggled with the question of where it’s positioned on social issues . The Sierra Club is notorious…4 min read·Jan 21, 2021----