US-based labour and social movements authors and organisers Robert Ovetz and James Tracy interview DANIEL GROSS about his new book, Unions of Our Own: Eight Building Blocks to Change Work and the World
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Farmers and environmentalists can work together
Although farming is a major driver of climate change, adapting its methods can serve both agricultural workers and our sustainability targets, writes PAUL DONOVAN
SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME: Allotment gardens near Boosbeck, Middlesbrough
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JOHN CALLOW introduces the work of Geoffrey Trease, who placed ordinary people at the centre of his historical fiction for children, creating adventurous stories to inspire the possibilities of social change
The Isle of Wight’s Victorian holiday boom drew visitors from across Europe, including the founders of scientific socialism, writes KEITH FLETT
The campaign against the Bank of England’s ongoing theft of Venezuelan gold is gaining support across the labour movement and beyond, writes MATT WILLGRESS
Unless ministers match reform with investment, the profession and the people it serves will continue to bear the cost, says KATE RAMSDEN
Claims that Nicaragua has abolished elections followed a headline that stripped Daniel Ortega’s remarks of their historical and political context. The full speech tells a different story, says BECCA RENK FOSTER
THERE has been a recent focus on the cost of agriculture in terms of greenhouse gas generation.
The agricultural sector accounts for 11 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in Britain, with methane from livestock and nitrous oxide due to the use of nitrogen fertiliser and manure management being the main causes.
The problem is bigger in a country like Ireland, where agriculture accounts for 38.4 per cent of emissions. In Ireland, radical moves like mass cattle culls are under consideration by the government.
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