The plastic plague

Many farmers are battling for their future in the face of financial crises and the climate emergency. We ask: who are the pioneers leading the charge for change and what is at stake for the rest of us?

aeon.co In 2008, we “quietly passed a tremendous benchmark”, says Maryam Aslany. For the first time in history, the proportion of people living in the countryside fell below 50%. Today, the figure is

Pick of the week’s correspondence

I’ve just returned from three magical days in the Lake District. Craggy mountains, mist over the fells, and the gentle hum of a Herdwick sheep or two. I stayed near Hill Top, once home to Beatrix Pott

A reactionary radical’s case against progress

I live on the edge of the Peak District and often walk along the Gritstone Edges, such as at Stanage and Froggatt. I see more and more people using drones, presumably to film or just to fly as a recre