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?
EVEN before the arrival of storm Christoph it’s been a bit wet here in my little corner of Northamptonshire. We’ve had almost constant heavy rain or freezing fog and even a light dusting or two of snow.
At Billing Aquadrome, a huge static caravan park sited among lakes that feed the young river Nene, flood levels reached 5ft (1.5m) on Christmas Eve. Many people had chosen to spend Christmas and New Year in their holiday caravans and the park was almost full.
When water levels rose and flooded many of the holiday homes over a thousand people had to find emergency accommodation in local hotels or with friends.
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises
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



