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THIS WEEK’S DEEP DIVE
Falling short of the Four Freedoms
BY BORIS STARLING
Boris Starling examines how Britain is failing to meet the standards set by Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms—speech, worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. From encrypted data demands to rising poverty and social unrest, he argues that the UK's retreat from these democratic pillars is creating the very conditions that historically pave the way for authoritarianism.
A nation that suppresses proper debate or conducts debate in tribally confrontational terms is a nation storing up endless trouble for itself
“Freedom isn't just freedom for the wolf to do what it likes to the lambs”
Stop speaking, stop advocating for those we hate and we’ll stop tormenting you
Featured Podcast: How to Save It
Uplifting news from our friends at Whitley Fund for Nature
What makes a person dedicate their life to saving a frog? Or switch from protecting iconic species like gorillas in Rwanda – to cranes? What would you do if fields of local orchids just disappeared and you knew who was trafficking them?
Narrated by wildlife broadcaster Kate Humble and WFN Founder Edward Whitley, Season 2 of How to Save It speaks to the conservationists whose life choices are sustaining the wildlife and ecosystems we need to survive.
WFN Ambassador Kate Humble and WFN Founder Edward Whitley recording Season 2 of “How to Save It”
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