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Shooting bears in Bedfordshire
After two brown bears were shot at Whipsnade Zoo, PETER FROST considers if zoos are still an acceptable way of entertaining and educating us about wild animals
A file photo of a brown bear
Young workers do want to get involved in Unison, and where that is enabled we see growth in workplace power, argue Unison North West Young Members co-chairs ZAIHERA CHAUDHRY and IAN CAULFIELD
British military spending is among the highest in the world, diverts scarce resources from far better causes and fuels international conflict. It’s time we made different choices, argues LIZ PAYNE
Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST
Animal metaphors are testament to delight in the non-human world and what we hope and wish for human freedom, argue ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT"
Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
LAST week I heard the appalling news that two brown bears (Ursus arctos) had been shot and killed after escaping their enclosure at Whipsnade Zoo, part of the Zoological Society of London.
The escape has been blamed on a storm battered tree which fell onto their enclosure fence and enabled them to scramble into a neighbouring wild boar enclosure.
This must be a deeply distressing time for those who cared for the bears, named Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.
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