Also by John

Heathrow watchdog John Stewart is the chair of HACAN Clearskies, one of Europe's largest aviation groups. Here he gives his reaction to the government's decision to go ahead with the 3rd runway at Heathrow, and why he is still confident that it can be stopped.

In the few days since the runway was given the green light, there has been a massive reaction from all the groups who are opposing it. And the message to the government is very clear. People are very angry indeed. In my opinion there's no question that a lot of individuals will take direct action to try and stop this - local residents have been talking about linking up with Plane Stupid to take action. And I believe we can stop it, because all the other parties in the land are saying that they would scrap plans to build a third runway at Heathrow; there is so much opposition now that even if Labour wins the next election the third runway is likely to be dead in the water.

Gordon Brown's public consultation on nuclear power is being fixed by the market research company carrying out the polling.

Dr Paul Dorfman, a senior research fellow at the National Centre for Involvement at the University of Warwick, told the Guardian that the questions being asked in the consultation were deliberately skewed to get a thumbs up for nuclear power by massively overplaying its role in tackling climate change - because the government knew this was the only way they could ever get people to accept new nuclear power.

According to Dr Dorfman, "partial information was rammed down the public's throat. It was totally impractical for people to make a rational decision based on the information they were fed. The way it was put together was designed so that a particular view would emerge."

The founder of the Body Shop was a pioneer who never compromised principle for profit. The world needs more Roddicks.

Anita Roddick campaiging with Annie Lennox and Vivienne Westwood

Anita Roddick was a truly original trailblazer. A successful businesswoman in a world where, still today, that is a rare exception. And it came with a great sense of humour and a gift for storytelling. Her ability to communicate was the driving force behind the success of the Body Shop. But her legacy will really be in an area where she was so ahead of her time: how business could and should be done so that it takes into account people and the environment.

By our executive director John Sauven, for Comment is Free.

A new Mori opinion poll has found that the public suspects that the negative effects of global warming predicted by scientists are being exaggerated. Fifty six per cent of respondents also said they think that the scientific community is split down the middle over whether or not climate change is real. So as a nation we're still officially 'sceptical' about climate change. Or are we? Greenpeace director John Sauven has his doubts.