The recent heatwaves revealed how ill-prepared Britain remains for a hotter future – and how unequal the ability to cope with it has become, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
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‘Bad News for Labour’: why facts matter
With free speech under threat, a bracing injection of cold facts on anti-semitism in the Labour Party is badly needed, says HILARY WISE
Research shows the general public has grossly overestimated the number of Labour members reported for anti-semitism
Extreme heat is now one of the defining public health challenges of a warming world, explains Prof IAN WILLIAMS
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
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Kate Clark pays tribute to Ricardo, whose life spanned the hopes of Allende’s Chile, the horrors of military dictatorship and decades of campaigning for justice in exile
Keir Starmer's early political life suggests a very different future from the one he ultimately embraced, says KEITH FLETT
After the dismissal of union representatives and years of precarious working conditions, Kimpton Clocktower workers are drawing a line, writes THOMAS BELL
AS the political scene in Britain disintegrates in a toxic blizzard of insults, threats, hysterical claims and counterclaims, a still small voice of reason has emerged in the form of a new book: Bad News for Labour — anti-semitism, the party and public belief, by Greg Philo, Mike Berry, Justin Schlosberg, Anthony Lerman and David Miller.
Predictably, the launch of the book during the Labour Party conference in Brighton was disrupted by threats to the management and staff of the local Waterstones and had to be moved to another venue at the last minute.
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In search of political understanding, MATTHEW HAWKINS welcomes a critique of anti-semitism as codified by the Israeli state
At the very moment Britain faces poverty, housing and climate crises requiring radical solutions, the liberal press promotes ideologically narrow books while marginalising authors who offer the most accurate understanding of change, writes IAN SINCLAIR
