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The attacks on black academics are well-funded and relentless, writes DIANE ABBOTT, and they need to be fearlessly resisted by all concerned
Nostalgia over childhood TV gets the better of Conrad Landin
Extreme hot weather resulting from environmental change needs to be tackled through greater firefighting investment instead of fewer jobs and less resources, writes COLIN BROWN
There are many intricate details about the new Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani alliance we do not yet know, suggests ROGER McKENZIE, but its impact could be considerable
Holyrood incompetence has cost jobs and put the future of Clydeside’s Ferguson Marine shipyard into jeopardy. Its future should have been assured, argues KENNY MACASKILL
Hot and dry conditions are threatening British species unequipped for drought, explains PAUL ASHTON
The Baltic state is set to reverse its constitutional prohibition on nuclear weapons and foreign bases as part of accelerated Nato war preparations, warns TOM UNTERRAINER
“ANY sign of danger, and I’ll stroll by whistling the Lambeth Walk.”
There’s still time to catch Hue and Cry, possibly my favourite Ealing Comedy, on BBC iPlayer before it expires early tomorrow morning.
It’s a tale of working-class street kids who discover criminals are sending cryptic messages through children’s comic stories. Amid the ruins of post-war London, their initial scrapping and fisticuffs give way to a show of solidarity and collective discipline that would leave most revolutionaries envious.
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KIM CULLEN enjoys the survey of social work and working-class lives to be found in the superb work of British-Jamaican photographer Sandra George
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
AMANDA J QUICK warns about the ever-expanding influence of the sex industry – and the harm it unleashes on both the women involved and society collectively, especially the young
Red Roses can further cement tournament favourite status when they face Samoa