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?
THE only good thing to come out of the Queen’s anniversary are the thousands of trees she has encouraged other people to plant and pay for.
Even the thousands of trees planted in her name weren’t enough for her and some of her sycophantic supporters.
The National Trust has decided to dedicate 70 of the most famous trees growing on National Trust properties to the Queen even though many of those trees were already dedicated to other notable people who have contributed far more to our national life than Queen Liz.
JAN WOOLF relishes an extensive history of our long relationship to trees in Britain that underlines the current emergency
STEVE GILLAN says working-class communities know that solidarity is not a slogan — it is a necessity
In his fortnightly column MARK SEDDON reflects on the death of Major Oak and why such ancient trees matter to us
We are experiencing a wave of organised, often deadly violence targeting migrants from other parts of Africa — but the poorest South Africans reject this hatred, staying true to the spirit of Ubuntu and Pan-African unity, reports NIGEL BRANKEN



