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Trauma, pollution, and climate action

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Perspective Media
May 10, 2026

THIS WEEK’S DEEP DIVE
In conversation with Charles Spencer
BY JOANNA GROCHOWICZ

The 9th Earl Spencer on breaking the silence about boarding school abuse, class expectations, and why speaking truth matters more than "letting the side down."

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Pollution for profit

Claudia Cockerell explores how history repeats as sewage pollutes UK waters. With water bills set to surge, campaigners debate solutions from fines to renationalisation. Can we clean up this modern-day “Great Stink”?

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Water companies are set to hike bills by up to 70 per cent in the next five years

Natural hazards

Sarah Hall challenges our dystopian mindset in the face of climate crisis. Are we trapped or can we find inspiration in real-world activism? From River Action’s legal battle to protect the Wye, to rethinking the role of literature, she explores how we might shift from spectators to agents of change in our climate story.

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