Archive - When we are Real

Energy choices and the bigger picture

Andy Burnham's green light for more extraction of North Sea oil and gas

2 hrs ago • Alan Neale

What would the birds want?

Human entitlement and the abuse of wild nature

Jul 15 • Alan Neale

Not taking climate uncertainty seriously enough

Jul 4 • Alan Neale

Better late than never

Forced adoption - the long-delayed apology

Jul 2 • Alan Neale

June 2026

What lessons will be learned?

Adoption, surrogacy, and the abuse of vulnerable children

Jun 24 • Alan Neale

Transitions real and artificial

Birth, puberty, death, and 'gender transition'

Jun 21 • Alan Neale

May 2026

Trouble every day

The King's Speech, the Prime Minister and the omnicrisis

May 16 • Alan Neale

Usurping motherhood

Male entitlement, surrogacy, and the normalisation of reproductive exploitation

May 8 • Alan Neale

April 2026

Green Neoliberalism

The contradictions in Zack Polanski's Green Party

Apr 26 • Alan Neale

From 1973 to 2026, a tale of two crises

Apr 11 • Alan Neale

March 2026

Forced adoption apology

Rejecting the legacy of shame

Mar 29 • Alan Neale

Clean energy vs Artificial Intelligence

The conflicting superpower illusions of the UK government

Mar 7 • Alan Neale

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