We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Culture and climate change in literary Lakeland
The great landscapes of the Lake District have been shaped by the words of poets, but they’ve also been shaped by human actions – not always for the good, says NICK MATTHEWS
DRAMATIC: An autumnal Lake Buttermere
In a revealing speech, Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy behind the tariff policy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony, reports MARC VANDEPITTE
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
As Labour mimics Tory welfare cuts while ignoring crumbling schools, educators must collectively resist the government's priorities and fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children, writes NEU president SARAH KILPATRICK
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
I HAVE been holidaying in the Lake District for about 20 years, and I find it endlessly fascinating.
Simon Schama, in his book Landscape and Memory, says that “landscapes are culture before they are nature — constructs of the imagination projected onto wood, water and rock.”
If the perception of any place is shaped by culture it is the Lakes.
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