Like pieces on a chess board, centrist parties lose ground as they accommodate rather than challenge far-right agendas — socialists must play things better, warns MATT KERR
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 Pic: Philip Barker/CC
ANSELM ELDERGILL asks whether artificial intelligence may decide legal cases in the future, in place of human judges, and how AI could reshape the legal landscape
With both nations blasting Brussels for failing to secure their energy needs and mishandling first the Ukraine war and now the US tariff crisis, this joint statement signals trouble ahead for the EU’s geopolitical aims, reports RAINER RUPP
HEATHER WOOD pays tribute to a champion of working-class women and a fierce voice of solidarity
After more than 30 years, the printing presses have finally halted for the left-wing magazine. KATE HUDSON pays tribute to the always thought-provoking publication and explains how the editorial team are inviting feedback and comment on their continued online operations
Why is the Labour government so addicted to giving government jobs to Tories when it spent so long trying to oust them? In the hope the favour is returned the next time the Tories return to power, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
MARC WADSWORTH reports from the meeting to commemorate the Sharpeville Massacre 65 years ago
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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