Our government is behind on the climate crisis – it is inexplicable

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And if the people pause for a moment, think as 12 men and women on a jury might think – about the president’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 400,000 Americans who had died from the virus as he left office, his lack of compassion and care for the dead and their families, his narcissism, his rage – they would surely convict unanimously. Alistair Cromwell Acting chief executive of Citizens Advice India must repeal farm laws As international development academics, we are deeply concerned about the Indian government’s treatment of the farmers’ protests in India. This adds to the poor human rights record of Modi’s government prior to and during the pandemic, including arresting students, activists and journalists for exercising their constitutional right to peaceful protest. India’s mainstream media has vilified Sikh protesting farmers as terrorists and the government has launched a vicious campaign branding protesters and their supporters as "anti-national".