Martha Gill

1 week ago | observer.co.uk | Martha Gill

While the young are flocking to the church, a wider decline in attendance raises existential questions Seen from above, this country still looks Christian. Churches adorn prominent points in almost every town and village. Many of these churches are closed and crumbling, but in 2019 those still open for worship outnumbered the nation’s pubs.

2 weeks ago | observer.co.uk | Martha Gill

Talk of an epidemic may be overblown, but increased abuse reflects the habits of young people in danger of becoming generation K Parents, police and politicians might be forgiven for feeling complacent when it comes to drugs and young people. There is a sense we have been breeding a generation of goody two-shoes. Among the 16-24 age group, almost every illegal substance has been getting less popular – a trend echoed across the rich world.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Martha Gill

For a decade, green activists in Britain have been congratulating themselves on their luck. Unlike in many countries in Europe, where motorists, farmers and rightwing groups have been driving anti-climate action, the UK has long enjoyed a comfortable political consensus on the subject. But conditions for a greenlash are assembling. Most Britons still say they support climate efforts, but the price of decarbonising may at last be about to hit our wallets.

1 month ago | msn.com | Martha Gill

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1 month ago | theguardian.com | Martha Gill

The parable of the Mars mission: we’d rather spend trillions sending ourselves to a yet unlivable planet than look after the one we have. And swiftly on its heels, the parable of the dire wolf. We’d rather resurrect a 12,500-year-old species from the dead than save our existing wild animals. Of course we would. Recycling is boring; doing the very thing 90s science fiction movies warned us not to do is fun. We are not quite on the verge of bringing back ancient species.