Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
Latest editorial
2018 will bring new wildlife behaviour and species
PETER FROST records some of the new species and new habits of British wildlife as 2018 arrives
CLIMATE LOTTERY: (L to R) Barred grass snake, curled octopus and the whimbrel
[Pics: Snake: Bernard Dupont/Creative Commons; octopus: Comingio Merculiano /Creative Commons; whimbrel: Andreas Trepte/Creative Commons]
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
Special report by PEOPLE’S WORLD
NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
AS A new year opens, it is perhaps a good time to take stock of some of changes in Britain’s nature where climate change is just one major factor radically reshuffling wildlife.
Up and down the country some species are disappearing, but there is some good news too as new migrants and old friends return to make their home on our shores.
The climate changes are also causing wildlife to modify crucial timings of their lives.
Similar stories
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
ALEX DITTRICH hitches a ride on a jaw-dropping tour of the parasite world