Argument

Otto English provides his assessment of how a country became consumed by a flag and lost its mind

In the past week, the police was deployed as an instrument in Boris Johnson’s increasingly authoritarian agenda, argues Maheen Behrana

Mike Buckley’s analysis of the Government’s foreign and defence policy review explores how moving away from Europe leaves the UK with unrealistic ambitions with regards to the rest of the world

CJ Werleman explores the overlap in beliefs between the ideologies and how and why they combine with deadly results

Customers are estimated to have lost £90 million, showing why proper regulation is more essential than ever, says John Lubbock

Austerity failed Britain during the COVID-19 crisis, but the Government has not yet signalled a bold new vision for the UK’s economy, says Jonathan Portes

Examining key appointments to Ofcom, the BBC and the Prevent review, Hamza Ali Shah argues that the Government appears to be more intent on rewarding intolerance to Muslims than investigating it

Hardeep Matharu explores how the tragedy of Sarah Everard’s death has captured public attention in a way many other killings of women have not – and the questions this raises for us all

Kat Cary explains how women have been met with doubt and hostility, even when organising a peaceful act of remembrance

Brian Cathcart argues that, if the discussion on how to tackle racism in the press only focuses again on the recruitment of journalists from minority communities, the chance for systemic change will be missed

Mike Buckley reports on how the Government has wasted a year in providing COVID-19 protection for nearly nine million pupils

With a Government crackdown on protests to be voted on imminently, frontline NHS doctor Meenal Viz explores how powerful taking a stand can be in speaking truth to power and enacting change