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The Conservative Leadership Contest has Exposed the Big Lie About Brexit
Voters were promised better-funded public services and stronger employment rights after Brexit – Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are now offering us the opposite, reports Adam Bienkov
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Liz Truss: A Prime Minister for the Super-Rich
The number one priority of the frontrunner to succeed Boris Johnson, is to protect the bottom lines of energy bosses pushing millions into poverty, reports Adam Bienkov
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Trussonomics Will Worsen Inflation and Cost of Living Inequalities, Say Top Economists
Sascha Lavin picks the brains of leading thinkers on the economic plans of the Conservative leadership frontrunner
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Lost in the Criminal Justice System: What is Happening to People with Learning Disabilities in Prison?
Guy Taylor investigates the lack of resources devoted to identifying those with learning disabilities and autism in the process of justice
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The Women of Grenfell
The inquiry into the Grenfell fire ended on 21 July, more than five years after the disaster. But for survivors and next of kin, the grief is still raw and questions remain unanswered. Sian Norris reports
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Truss’ Plans for EU Laws Follow a Pattern of Attacks on Women’s Economic Security
12 years of austerity, a lack of investment in care, and the rising cost of living have harmed women’s economic security – now Truss’ Brexit plans risk continuing that trend, argues Sian Norris
