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Boris Johnson has claimed the phrase “the people” for himself and his party. How has...

It is interesting how we choose to refer to members of states. Some countries employ the word “citizens”, which carries with it connotations of rights, powers and equality. Other countries, particularly former and current communist states, use “people” - People’s Armed Police in China, Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, for example. This functions as a useful branding technique to...

Published on 23 Jan 2020

When it comes to resisting the storm, coming under an umbrella is a good place...

As Storm Brendan sweeps across the British Isles, it seems oddly poetic for the 58% of the UK who have embarked on a new decade with a government that they did not vote for, and that for the most part they vehemently oppose. How we react to this political deluge is crucial. Picture this: you’re in a queue outside as...

Published on 15 Jan 2020

Proportional representation is a good starting point for democratic reform, but we can’t stop there...

There are many exciting models that can help fix our broken democracy, writes Henry Bettley, and proportional representation is just one of them. Not since 1931, when in the wake of the Great Depression Baldwin’s Conservatives romped home with 55% of the popular vote, has a party managed to command a majority of the popular vote at a UK general...

Published on 09 Jan 2020

Australian Wildfires - is the world waking up to the reality of the climate crisis?...

The world is finally beginning to react to “natural” disasters as human caused, but we need this to translate into real action worldwide, argues Renew’s Henry Bettley. Since August, more than 6 million hectares of land across Australia - an area equivalent to 3 times the area of Wales - has been engulfed in flames. Tales from the frontline of...

Published on 07 Jan 2020

Renew in 2020!

James Clarke, Renew's Deputy Leader, reflects on the passing of 2019 and looks forward to what 2020 has in store for Renew. So, a turbulent year is over, and with it, a turbulent decade. We find ourselves, at the opening of 2020, at what feels like the start of a new era. The post-referendum years of chaos, division, confusion and...

Published on 01 Jan 2020

Upland Life

Draeyk van der Horn is a Renew member and a smallholder on Dartmoor. He reflects on the effects that tourism and intensive farming methods are having on the local and national environment. Living on Dartmoor is an honour, running our smallholding with sheep and apple orchards is a pleasure. Yet the yearly influx of visitors, the competing demands for access,...

Published on 21 Nov 2019

Renew blog

Boris Johnson has claimed the phrase “the people” for himself and his party. How has...

When it comes to resisting the storm, coming under an umbrella is a good place...

Proportional representation is a good starting point for democratic reform, but we can’t stop there...

Australian Wildfires - is the world waking up to the reality of the climate crisis?...

Renew in 2020!

Upland Life