MARK TURNER wallows in the virtuosity of Swansea Jazz Festival openers, Simon Spillett and Pete Long
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PAUL DONOVAN cannot fault an analysis that points to the UK as one of the most unequal societies in the world, but struggles to share the author’s optimism
DEEDS NOT WORDS: (L to R) Angela Rayner, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government; Matt Downie, Chief Executive of Crisis; Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London and Rushanara Ali, Homelessness Minister during a PR exercise at the homelessness charity Crisis just before Christmas 2024, naturally
PAUL DONOVAN recommends three new books that explore the human relationship with nature
Doomed adolescents, when the missing person is you, classic whodunnit, and an anti-capitalist eco-thriller
WILL STONE takes a ticket to indie disco heaven, but misses the rarely performed tunes
Reviews of new releases by Jens Lekman, Big Thief, and Christian McBride Big Band
TOM PIERSCIONEK recommends a remarkable series of interviews with those few and brave Israeli citizens who refuse to do military service
Peak Injustice
Danny Dorling, Policy Press, £14.99
A THIRD of children in the UK live under the poverty line. The UK is now the second most unequal society in Europe, with only Bulgaria worse.
It was not ever thus. Back in 1976, the UK was the second most equal country, after Sweden, and people were happier.
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