OpinionBy Damon Culbert

If targets were enough to beat the climate crisis, we would have cause for celebration. The UK, Norway, Sweden and France have written a target of net-zero emissions into law, and 15 others are considering similar legislation or have non-binding targets. Hundreds of cities, regions and individual companies have made similar pledges. Arguments are raging about whether these targets are good enough.

High court judges ruled that South Wales Police’s use of controversial facial recognition technology is lawful in a landmark case this month. But the use of this invasive surveillance method threatens to damage the public’s relationship with the police, writes civil liberties campaigner Ed Bridges, as he prepares to appeal the high court’s decision. I lost count of how many times I’ve been asked it over the last year, but it must be into the hundreds by now.

The Labour Party is being urged to enshrine the rights to housing, education, food and work in law, among other protections, if elected to government. With the prospect of a general election looming, members are calling on the party to adopt into its manifesto a pledge to enshrine the UK’s existing international economic, social and cultural rights commitments into domestic law.