Millions of elms were wiped out by Dutch elm disease in the 20th century, transforming the landscape forever – yet pockets of hope are keeping this beloved tree alive. MARK SEDDON explains

Only a publicly run, properly funded system that puts dignity before profit can end decades of market failure, says PAUL DONOVAN

MIKE MARTIN surveys the regional opposition to US attempts to force the region into a military confrontation with China

CARLOS MARTINEZ looks at the facts behind US persecution of Fergie Chambers

As Ontario burns, campaigners are demanding action – not more pipelines, says DAVE McKEE

Andy Burnham’s leadership will be judged on whether he charts a genuinely different course, argues BECK ROBERTSON

While Italy’s communist tradition remains fragmented and politically marginal, France’s party is attempting to re-establish itself as an independent force rooted in working-class organisation, says NICK WRIGHT

Critics of UBI underestimate both its political significance and its economic potential, writes BERT SCHOUWENBURG

by Ramzy Baroud

Innovation in biotechnology is changing how we conceive of meat, say ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT of SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

Is the Scottish government in favour of drilling or not? Evasiveness and incoherence are the order of the day, argues KENNY MacASKILL

The Isle of Wight’s Victorian holiday boom drew visitors from across Europe, including the founders of scientific socialism, writes KEITH FLETT