We would understand more if the work of historian Tyler Stovall were better known‘For me, history is the record not only of how things change, but how people make things change, how they act individually and collectively to create a better world.” So w…
Even after 40 years the response to Aids in many countries is still held back by stigma | Hakima Himmich and Mike Podmore
It is hard to protect yourself from HIV when having sterile syringes or condoms can lead to arrest: discrimination is restricting progress in eliminating HIV Forty years after the first cases of Aids were discovered, goals for its global elimination ha…
Poison in the Air
ProPublica undertook an analysis that has never been done before. Using advanced data processing software and a modeling tool developed by the Environmental Protection Agency, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing chemicals from thousands of sources o…
The Nigerian fish market where gods and commerce meet
The all-women market appoints a ‘mother of wealth’ to pray for their good fortune – and in this recession-hit country the role is more important than ever Folasade Ojikutu wears a traditional white lace dress for her work at the lagoon dock behind Oluw…
The deception that is ‘levelling up’ | Letters
Boris Johnson’s slogan is so much hot air: ordinary, working people are still paying for the financial crash of 2008Isn’t it time to call out the complete deception that is being peddled as “levelling up”? (“You can’t level up by raising taxes on the p…
Boris Johnson’s prize porkies – cartoon
The sad tale of the three little pigs, as told by the prime minister• You can order your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…
Property, pay and regional power could be the keys to ‘levelling up’ | Letters
Sheila Preston addresses property prices and pay levels, Roger Read makes a case for regional governance, Peter D Hogg suggests moving Eton College to Hartlepool, while Marilyn Hall hopes to see the end of grammar schools The much-discussed issue of “l…
The Guardian view on Tory sleaze: buying access, baubles and influence | Editorial
Boris Johnson’s reluctance to come clean about donors that get to meet him may be explained by the contents of the Pandora papersBoris Johnson’s government has displayed a penchant for ignoring standards of openness, attacking key democratic institutio…
Steve Bell: good migrations – cartoon
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Brexit has hit the economy – and school dinners | Letters
Andrew Kerin on how supply chain issues have reduced school meals, Prof Tom Baum on the recruitment crisis in the hospitality industry and Colwyn Lee on worker shortages across sectorsI have received an email from my daughter’s primary school advising …