Matt Sellar briefs us on our planet’s prognosis, with accompanying comics from Oisín McGann. — World leaders have been meeting year after to year to tackle climate change. Did this year’s talks in Lima manage to get anything done? Or are we all still headed for a worldwide climate apocalypse? …

Under-25s are the least likely demographic to show up on polling day. Coco Khan tries to figure out why. — When Rik Mayall died earlier this year, one of his most iconic works came to my attention. It was The Young Ones: the early 80s sitcom depicting student living. The Young Ones featured, and to some extent perpetuated, those familiar student clichés that have long since become defunct — poor…

The limits of free speech explained through comics and offensive jokes. — We asked Padraig Reidy to explain the limits of free speech through the medium of offensive jokes. Comic artists Hannah Berry & Daniel Locke followed close behind with brushes. I went to the Bulimic Society’s annual party last week. …

Is the #UmbrellaRevolution a watershed moment for Chinese politics? — When Hong Kong was handed over to China from British rule in 1997, the promise was that nothing would really change. The metropolis would remain as it always was, in a strange compromise called ‘one country, two systems’. Recently China has promised universal suffrage to Hong Kong, to arrive in…

“Stranded on the platform, I thought about why on earth we were doing this. But that meant thinking about climate change.” — “It will not stop here tonight.” “Not at all?” “What?” “It won’t stop here at all?” I say, trying to damp down the edge to my voice. The guy in the Deutsche Bahn uniform looks at me and shrugs, meaning he doesn’t understand. …