Labour’s persistent failure to address its electorate’s salient concerns is behind the protest vote, asserts DIANE ABBOTT
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Gardening under lockdown
The history of houseplants explored with ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
The Eden Project in Cornwall
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Washington’s lawless behaviour towards countries in the region it considers its ‘back yard’ should be condemned by all law-abiding people, says LUKE DANIELS
In part I of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY takes a look at the early days of organising government workers
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA
The shadow lord chancellor has recently made a name for himself as an rabid hater of immigration – but there are exceptions to every rule, says SOLOMON HUGHES
Plaid Cymru’s front-bench spokesman on health and social services MABON AP GWYNFOR, in a two-part series, analyses the Caerphilly by-election and the wider political scene in Wales ahead of the 2026 Senedd election
AS LIFE under lockdown continues, we’ve been turning to domestic hobbies. Those fortunate and wealthy enough to have a garden have had more time to spend in it, a particular advantage in the recent fine weather.
For many of those without a garden, houseplants have become an increasing source of solace.
Even before the pandemic, houseplants had seen a resurgence in popularity, with Swiss cheese plants the most Instagrammed plant, according to one 2019 survey.
The earliest attested usage of the term “house plant” to refer to the plants we keep in our homes is dated from 1824, in a botanical guide called Flora Historica by Henry Phillips, a botanist from Brighton.
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