The Observer, on Climate, 15 November 2026
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Read the original article on observer.co.uk (opens in a new tab)The Observer reports an interview with Ed Miliband, now foreign secretary, on his plan to persuade other governments that climate change is a national security issue. It sets his claims against the accusation that the government is rowing back on climate commitments over the Jackdaw gas field, and checks one of his figures. Nothing in it misleads the reader.
“The number checks out.”
The reporter does not let Miliband's figure of sixty countries stand on his word alone. The article says it has checked the number.
“The government has, however, been accused of rowing back on its climate commitments, particularly after it decided to open up the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.”
The article puts the government's own fossil fuel decision in front of the reader before Miliband's denial of a green rollback. His claim is not left to stand unchecked.
“By Miliband’s own argument, that opens it up to charges of undermining the UK’s security.”
The reporter tests Miliband's argument against his own government's decision to open a new gas field. Readers see the tension in his position.
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