Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
FOR ALL of us the virus that the World Health Organisation officially names in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) as “Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)” has dominated the way we live.
Meanwhile the natural world around us has carried on with its own complicated life patterns, with a mix of good news stories and some disasters. I’ve mentioned many of them in my weekly Ramblings.
There is no doubt that our climate catastrophe has delivered challenges just as serious for the natural world as Covid is for us humans.
Millions of elms were wiped out by Dutch elm disease in the 20th century, transforming the landscape forever – yet pockets of hope are keeping this beloved tree alive. MARK SEDDON explains
Rising temperatures and human activity are making life far harder for these vital pollinators. ALEX DITTRICH explains
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



