Contents Autumn 2024
REGULARS
p. 3 Editor’s Note
p. 6 The Q&A Film director Ken Loach on reclaiming Britain’s tradition of solidarity
p. 9 Witness News and analysis from our team
p. 71 Crossword Set by Chaliapin
p. 73 Brainteaser Set by Chris Maslanka
A newly approved malaria vaccine could transform countries across Africa (page 38)
COLUMNS
p. 8 Soapbox Let’s remember the Pacific War before it’s too late By Samira Ahmed
p. 16 Cosmos A telescope the size of the Earth By Marcus Chown
p. 70 In a word “Landslide” By Michael Rosen
p. 74 Shapchat On the art of eavesdropping By Shaparak Khorsandi
FE ATURE S
p. 18 Society What’s behind the “toxic culture” in the NHS, and how might it be healed? By Pavan Amara
p. 22 Politics Will Guatemala’s new president succeed in his crackdown on corruption? By Jody García
p. 26 Inter view We ask writer and asylum campaigner Natasha Walter what it means to be a humanist today By Jessica Abrahams
p. 30 Ethics Ultra-disciplined schools are great for grades, but are they good for our kids? By Cherry Casey
p. 34 Ideas Why is the feeling of being betrayed so uniquely horrible? By Peter Salmon
p. 38 Science A malaria vaccine rollout holds huge promise in Sierra Leone By Jody Ray
p. 42 Reportage Meet the Indians fighting
back against religious hate By Kunal Purohit
CULTURE
p. 48 Music Finally, I get Taylor Swift – it’s not about the songs By Jessa Crispin
p. 52 Comedy Richard Herring on laughing in the face of death By Ralph Jones
p. 56 Psychology Adults enjoy acting like
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