Councillor SAM WHEELER says there’s a tangible shift in mood on the left in the city whose mayor has recently become PM — but there’s no room for complacency
I AM sure like me you have everything crossed for a hopeful result in next Wednesday’s US presidential election. I’m also keeping an eye on what the American media is saying in the run-up to the final vote.
There are many interesting speculations in papers and TV reports, not just on the result, which still isn’t a foregone conclusion, but what will happen to President Trump if or when he loses.
The various theories range from arrest and impeachment to fleeing the country, perhaps seeking political asylum with Putin in Moscow.
The Odyssey is a tale of evasions and half-truths; this reflects the effects of traumatic ‘moral injury’ common to war veterans, suggests STEPHAN BLUM
In his fortnightly column MARK SEDDON reflects on the death of Major Oak and why such ancient trees matter to us
ROGER McKENZIE explains why he can’t support this year’s World Cup
From terrifying the children of immigrants to pepper-spraying frogs, the US under Trump is rapidly descending into mayhem, writes Linda Pentz Gunter



