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On @frankieboyle's New World Order last night, I argued that preventing #climatebreakdown means overthrowing capitalism. I don't think there's any other BBC programme that would allow this.
The only way in which you are now permitted to speak truth to power, by the BBC or any other major broadcaster, is to disguise it as comedy.
As TV comedy and drama have become ever more daring, factual and current affairs programmes have become ever more timid. Truth now has to be smuggled under the guise of entertainment. This is how TV works in authoritarian regimes - and in the UK.
Several people are asking me, in the wake of my croaky rant on @frankieboyle's programme, what my alternative to capitalism looks like. Here are two pointers. The first: #PrivateSufficiencyPublicLuxury 
The second is a politics and economics built on this principle: “Every generation shall have an equal right to the enjoyment of natural wealth.” I explain the idea and some of the implications here: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
