KEN COCKBURN traces the one original language – that of the Yamnaya pastoral nomads – from which all European and Indian languages derive

PAUL DONOVAN is fascinated by the debunking of the iconic British war hero

ALEX HALL recommends a searing panorama of our global predicament

Comics are not just superheroes and spandex – it can be public art, telling public stories, suggests HARRIET EARLE

ALEXEI SAYLE speaks to Angus Reid about a lifetime of protest, how to hone political art – and what to do now

The bard serenades the Diggers of Wigan and their festive followers