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A clean water coalition is calling for the new Government to enforce existing laws and comprehensively review the UK’s entire water infrastructure and will march on parliament on 3 November
The Government is making a huge bet on a technology that has never previously delivered, argues climate campaigner Alethea Warrington
When it became apparent that natural immunity would not prevent a second wave, right-wing media backed calls to remove measures and allow immunity to build up via infections
‘It is difficult not to regard the Act as a classic piece of doublethink designed to censor freedom of expression in the guise of protecting it’
As Reform UK draws the UK’s media eye at a press conference today, Hope Not Hate argues it’s time for journalists to call it out
Why Israel has a ‘right to defend’ itself, but Iran’s ‘revenge’ does not qualify as ‘self-defence’. Unpicking the double standards playing out in Western media
The Conservative leadership candidate plans to dismantle Britain’s institutions, in a hard-right overhaul that echoes that of Trump supporters in the US
Age-verification requirements offer a false sense of safety, and risk both privacy and national security
The Conservative leadership frontrunner has caused widespread outrage after claiming that Human Rights laws are forcing British special forces to kill rather than detain suspected terrorists
As the anniversary of Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack on Israel nears, the Muslim Association of Britain urges the UK not to be on the ‘wrong side of history’ and to act now
The Labour leader’s failure to define his own Premiership is allowing his enemies to do it for him
‘Cherry-picking attendance harms the breadth of diversity reporting on events – we urge a rethink of the policy, ensuring all journalists can attend future party conferences’
The Foreign Secretary’s attack on Russian President was in stark contrast to Joe Biden’s final speech at the UN General Assembly on 24 September
The Reform club claims to be politically neutral, yet, according to its website ‘remains true to its founding principles. In this spirit, it continues to be a place for progressive thinking, social change and the championing of reform’
While the Reform leader portrays himself as a champion of England’s white working class, his personal actions align far more with the interests of the ultra-wealthy and global elites
Even the Russian state’s propagandists are asking, ”What was the point of even starting this whole thing?”
The inquiry has dismissed the increasing body of concern around the legitimacy of the verdicts as “noise”. It is anything but
The Centre for Women’s Justice has released a damning report based on the testimony of more than 200 women who allege attacks by their police officer partners
An ‘extraordinary’ new poll reveals some uncomfortable truths about the war in Gaza
Like David Lammy, the military recognises the threat of climate breakdown. But that hasn’t stopped the sector’s vast emissions
Labour members should organise within Constituency Labour Parties and trade union branches to pass motions in support of migrants and bring these into effect by mobilising for solidarity actions on our streets and in our workplaces
The draft programme for government, titled ‘Our Plan: Doing What Matters Most’ drops long-standing proposals to address poverty, transform health, and advance environmental protections.
The plan could reduce pollution, create jobs, reduce imports, while also helping the UK meet its net zero targets
Paul Niland examines J D Vance’s recent statements on the Trump plan to end the war in Ukraine “in 24 hours”
Labour says press regulation must be effective and independent. As never before, the press industry’s tame complaints body stands exposed as neither. For all our sakes, the government must call time, argues Brian Cathcart.
“Ukraine played a role.” Once again Russian disinformation networks are weaponising an attempt on the life of a US President
The Prime Minister’s view of Brexit remains stuck in the past. It’s time he embraced the opportunities of Europe, argues Richard Barfield
A new much publicised report that claims the BBC is “heavily biased against Israel” flies in the face of other specialist and academic studies
This is the real way to smash the people-smuggling gangs, writes Professor Derrick Wyatt
Politicians have justified crackdowns on protest by claiming public support. But a new Demos report shows the reality is more nuanced.
Tamsin Flower examines why older working-class voices are disappearing from performing arts and theatre
‘It may be that Israel was able to believe that pressure on the ICC was working and that its eight years of impunity from international law since 2014 would continue’
‘You do not respond to genocide with gestures; you do not continue to treat a state that is suspected of committing genocide as an ally; and cancelling a number of export licences does not cancel Britain’s complicity’
Sufyan Gulam Ismail offers some advice on how Labour can win back British Muslim voters after losing so many over the issue of Gaza
The Government’s constant attempts to second guess its critics are only disappointing its supporters and emboldening its opponents
The Government has announced it will include dynamic pricing in a consultation into ticket resale websites after hundreds of complaints over Oasis ticket sales. But that’s just the start
Denis Zakharov has been monitoring the changing attitudes of Russians to the war in Ukraine on social media. They’ve only got worse
Examining the ‘lazy framing’ around disability in sport where the focus is often on ‘the accident, the drama, the blood, the pain’ and not the competition
From smoking, to taxes, to cronyism, Rishi Sunak’s party is desperate for us to forget everything that happened until just last month