The Milburn review presents itself as a plan to help young people into work, but Dr DYLAN MURPHY argues it is laying the groundwork for a harsher benefits regime
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We need to revolutionise our relationship with animals or face our own extinction
The reports from Cop27 are dire — too little is changing too slowly. A completely new attitude is needed, and that begins with our wildlife here in Britain, argues DAWN EVANS
Campaigners from across the continent will gather in Brussels on June 14 to oppose Europe’s accelerating militarisation and cuts to public services, write MAGGIE SIMPSON and BOB ORAM of No Cold War Britain
National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER, continues his nationwide tour of partner organisations by visiting the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University
GEOFF BOTTOMS recalls meeting Fidel Castro in the ’90s after joining a Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba, and reflects on how international support is still vital to help the island withstand economic warfare
The Ivors Academy’s hike in entry fees could turn this respected peer-assessed event into an exclusive preserve for those wealthy enough to compete, warns BEN LUNN
Peter Murrell’s weakness for the allure of prestige goods is symptomatic of modern consumer culture, says MATT KERR
AN excerpt from a World Wildlife Fund report published in October reads: “Global wildlife populations have plummeted by 69 per cent on average since 1970. The staggering rate of decline is a severe warning that the rich biodiversity that sustains all life on our planet is in crisis, putting every species at risk — including us.”
This shocking statistic was released in time for the Cop27 summit currently taking place in Egypt. But it is just a statistic, and like all statistics, no matter how alarming, it fails to capture hearts and minds or to truly convey urgency.
Humanity’s use and exploitation of animals in various spheres of life is controversial. Humanity throughout history has developed complex relations with the other species inhabiting this world.
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