6 June 2008

In this week’s Tribune, available on Friday by subscription and from selected branches of WHSmith and Borders.

High stakes in the power game

As fuel prices rise, oil runs out and the consequences of climate change become increasingly apparent, what are the best energy options for Britain and the world?

News

Including:
Brown on probation as union anger wells up
Government’s nuclear figures don’t add up, says Friends of the Earth
NHS modernisation – a suitable case for treatment?
Anti-arms trade campaigners claim victory over fairs sale

Features

Keith Vaz: We are under threat, but is 42 days in detention the answer?
Michael Meacher: Energy blind spot and other failings
Nathan Argent: The only good nukes are no nukes
Stephen Tarlton: On the road to progress, not perdition
Anthony Painter: America has booked a date with destiny
Oli Usher: Biofuels – not a revolution but a bad reaction

Comment

Martin Rowson: It just doesn’t add up for Gordon Brown
Paul Routledge: Hat trick when it comes to candidates’ condolences
Ian Williams: Obama crosses finishing line, Hillary keeps on running
Tribune editorial: Government energy policy stuck in the dark ages (published Friday)
Trevor Fisher: Exam reforms are failing fast; David Mills
Rupa Huq: University challenged – the problems aren’t just academic

Books and arts

Geoffrey Goodman: Chronicle of Abu Ghraib atrocities
Jim Mallory: Naomi Klein’s remedies for global capitalism excesses
Patrick Mulcahy: Whip crack away again with Indiana Jones
Helen Chappell: Thrills, chills and some Restoration spills