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‘Things are going to slide’ — politics in turmoil
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ROGER McKENZIE looks back 60 years to the assassination of Malcolm X, whose message that black people have worth resonated so strongly with him growing up in Walsall in the 1980s
At least 1.5 million tons of crude oil has been spilt in the Niger Delta since 1958, writes PAVAN KULKANI
ANDREW MURRAY surveys a quaking continent whose leaders have no idea how to respond to an openly contemptuous United States
Based on his experience of Haringey Council Councillor MARK BLAKE believes only a radical policy rethink will reconnect councils with the alienated constituencies they are supposed to serve
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IN ANY crisis Tony Benn was always the best person to turn to for an answer. And so it is now.
Europe is faced with the resurgent success of far-right parties. Both the left and centre right struggle for answers. Meanwhile, climate scientists report that we had the world’s warmest May on record (and the 12th consecutive month doing so).
Greece closed its schools as temperatures raced past 40°C. Florida faced 11 inches of rain in 24 hours, sweeping away all semblance of normal life. In Spain, from Murcia to Majorca, the same torrential downpours raced through their streets creating havoc.
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