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Get the Bunting Out for Bonkers Britain 2021!
Otto English provides his assessment of how a country became consumed by a flag and lost its mind
Strongman Politics and Culture Wars Purposefully Derail All Chances of Progress
In the past week, the police was deployed as an instrument in Boris Johnson’s increasingly authoritarian agenda, argues Maheen Behrana
The Futility of ‘Global Britain’
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
Atlanta Murders: The Toxic Relationship Between White Supremacy and Misogyny
CJ Werleman explores the overlap in beliefs between the ideologies and how and why they combine with deadly results
Football Index’s Collapse Reveals a Deeper Rot in the UK Gambling Industry
Customers are estimated to have lost £90 million, showing why proper regulation is more essential than ever, says John Lubbock
The 1945 Moment: Boris Johnson Should Follow Biden, Not Cameron and Osborne
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
‘An Extremely Dangerous Precedent’: Are the Conservatives Institutionalising Islamophobia?
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
Why is Sarah Everard’s Murder a Tipping Point?
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
Women, Interrupted: The Reaction to Reclaim These Streets Shows How Women are Trivialised
Kat Cary explains how women have been met with doubt and hostility, even when organising a peaceful act of remembrance
Will the Editors Who Came Out Against Racism Now Walk the Walk?
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
Parents are Being Forced to Send Children to Schools that have Not Been Made Safe
Mike Buckley reports on how the Government has wasted a year in providing COVID-19 protection for nearly nine million pupils
Peaceful Protests have Shaped Democracy – We Must Do Everything we can to Protect Them
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
