Plastic symbolizes a world of the past that didn’t care enough for the environment
Plastic production is still increasing and no major company has a realistic plan to reduce their use of it, writes Will McCallum
Books
Just 600 people own most of Scotland
Most of the land in Scotland is still owned by a tiny number of people, says mountaineer and writer John Burns
We are ruled by a deeply disturbed elite
British boarding schools are to blame for an unhinged ruling class says writer and survivor Miranda Doyle
Ian Wright provided a lens into black lives
Former soccer star Ian Wright was one of the first black athletes to personify the black community in the UK, writes Derek Bardowell
Diversity means the working class too
Authors vying for the 2017 Man Booker Prize had one thing in common, they were NOT working class, writes Gavin James Bower
We are draining developing countries of their young and able
Award-winning TV adventurer Simon Reeve says migrants are a boon for rich economies but devastating for the countries they leave behind
Parents who complain about racism become villains not victims
Some schools are more concerned with their reputations than tackling racism , says Kalwant Bhopal
Let’s make cities no one wants to leave
Performance artist Ellie Harrison shares her vision of a low carbon city lifestyle after a year confining herself to Glasgow
A child’s chances in life are still too dependent on their parents
Britain needs a new type of politics to overcome many issues including social mobility, says Philip Collins
White working-class boys are an endangered species at university
Too often who you are born to determines whether you make it in life, says Britain’s first professor of social mobility Lee Elliot Major