John Clarke

The official discourse in our society is geared to the proposition that poverty and homelessness stem from personal failings, if not moral dereliction. This assumption is shared by both right-wing and more liberal commentators, even if it is expressed by them in significantly different terms.

From budget bubbles to organic fizz, these are the proseccos to stock up on

John Clarke You can't say that prosecco isn't popular. Some 667 million bottles of the sparkling (or in some cases semi-sparkling) wine from

The United States is stripping the world trading system's foundational most-favoured nation principle of its meaning. The European Union has clumsily joined that bandwagon.

We must push back against ideological containment that blocks the development of rebellious thinking and movements of resistance

Devastating wildfires are raging across Canada and they are clearly a manifestation of the rapidly intensifying global climate disaster we are now living through. As communities are being evacuated, overstretched and under-resourced firefighting systems are being tested to the limit. Yet, even in the face of this, no plan to curtail carbon emissions is being developed. On the contrary, Canada's political establishment has united around a plan to develop massive fossil-fuel projects that can only worsen this already desperate situation.

Take cosy dinner parties and festive soirées to the next level with these superb wines

“Red, red wine, stay close to me” sang Neil Diamond. Although nowadays, it seems not close enough. Globally, red wine sales have not matched those of white.

With repetitive heatwaves sending temperatures soaring across the UK, it's little wonder bottles of the best rosé are disappearing from fridges almost as quickly as they're being opened.

I tasted roses from all over the world for this review