The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book
THERE are a growing number of refugees across the world.
Most recently there has been much publicity concerning the refugees coming out of Afghanistan.
Also, those taking the dangerous route across the English Channel in search of refuge.
SOPHIE BOLT argues that spending more on military will harm rather than benefit Britain by diverting vital resources away from essential public services
The future does not have to be climate chaos and social breakdown. MARC VANDEPITTE looks at the alternatives offered by the Global Justice Report, co-authored by Thomas Piketty
Reaching co-operation is supposed to be the beginning, not the end, of global climate governance, argues LISA VANHALA
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results


