There was a familiar fire in Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s voice as he stood before the central committee of the All Nepal Peasants’ Federation in Kathmandu on Friday. The Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) chairman, better known to the world as Prachanda, was not there to deliver a dry policy speech or a routine political report. He was there to push back against what he saw as a deeply unfair and dangerous rewriting of history. His anger was palpable, his words sharp, and his target unmistakable: a generation of younger voices, amplified by social media algorithms, who have been saying that…

Learning to drive used to feel like a rite of passage, a step towards independence and freedom. These days, though, it feels more like a luxury. The cost of getting a UK driving licence has climbed so steeply that many young people are desperately looking for ways to make it affordable. According to the RAC, a single driving lesson now costs around £35 to £50, and the average learner needs about 45 hours of professional tuition plus another 22 hours of private practice before they are ready for the test. The Driving Instructors Association (DIA) puts the total price tag…