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Ed Miliband puts forward a radical green agenda, and argues that it's time to bring the Green New Deal home. Plus: Rory Stewart on English moderation, and Angela Saini uncovers the return of scientific racism
Steve Bloomfield asks whether nationalism will take hold in Britain. Could a populist really reach No 10? Plus: Julia Blunck on the world’s next environmental catastrophe and Philip Ball on the greatest mystery in physics today
As the Brexit crisis rumbles on, is it time to rewire British politics? Plus Ray Monk on why cows have feelings, Clive James on how poetry heals—and a new generation of writers take inspiration from Woolf