Articles by Murray Worthy



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Talk of a ‘new climate deal’ is a distraction from inaction

Posted on December 8, 2011 | No Comments

Murray Worthy, policy officer at the World Development Movement The main story coming out of the UN climate talks in Durban so far has been whether or not the summit can agree to start negotiations on a new long term deal. The EU doesn’t want to talk about much else, and many media reports are [...]

Don’t be fooled – the UK isn’t trying to save the climate

Posted on November 29, 2011 | No Comments

Murray Worthy, policy officer at the World Development Movement writes from the UN climate talks in Durban Cross posted from the World Development Movement’s Durban Watch blog If you have been following the news recently you could be fooled into thinking the politics of the UN negotiations have been turned on their head. It might [...]

Why radicals should engage with Occupy London, not dismiss it

Posted on October 19, 2011 | 6 Comments

Over the last few days, there seems to be a growing trend from some people on the more radical left to knock Occupy London, dismissing or demeaning its demands and its politics. At the more light hearted end of the spectrum were the #occupylsxdemands jokes, a gentle jibe at the occupations apparent lack of radical [...]

Krugman misses the mark on food speculation

Posted on February 8, 2011 | 6 Comments

Murray Worthy is Policy Officer at the World Development Movement. Paul Krugman is an economist I have huge respect for, and one with whom I often agree. This made it all the more disappointing when I read his recent post for the New York Times dismissing the role of speculation in current high food prices. [...]