In his fortnightly column MARK SEDDON reflects on the death of Major Oak and why such ancient trees matter to us
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Charting a new course for Labour
Labour's future is not only a question of who is leader or what policies conference decides but about organisation and institutional power, argues NICK WRIGHT
The world’s largest communist party marked its 105th birthday this week — and remains true to its principles and firm in its course, says OLIVER VARGAS
The left has become too reliant on persuasion and too detached from the workplaces and communities it seeks to represent, argues NICK TROY
RAMZY BAROUD highlights how Israel’s ambassador sought to shut down UN officials documenting sexual violence and abuses against Palestinians
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
The recent heatwaves revealed how ill-prepared Britain remains for a hotter future – and how unequal the ability to cope with it has become, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
The drive to strengthen European defence is reshaping relations between France, Germany, Italy and Britain, says NICK WRIGHT
IT IS an odd sensation to watch as a whole cohort of Tory MPs call for the resignation of the Prime Minister’s grand vizier while the official parliamentary opposition remains mute.
Boris Johnson’s dogged defence of his consigliere has legitimised the precipitate relaxation of the lockdown measures that the Prime Minister has until now thought politically unwise.
Unless Dominic Cummings is sacked and Johnson doubles down on the existing advice to the public, then the sense that if the rules don’t apply to the Prime Minister’s minder then they don’t apply to anyone else will give effect to what big business wanted all along.
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