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Project Fear – The Writing Was Always on the Wall
By dismissing all the warnings about the threat to peace in Northern Ireland posed by Brexit, Boris Johnson has put lives in danger in the name of power and ideology, says Otto English

Race Report: Sewell Commission Couldn’t Find Something It Wasn’t Looking For
The methodology used by the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities excluded the possibility of finding that differences in outcomes are the result of race, says Jonathan Portes

Race Report: Recommendations will ‘Insulate Government from any Potential Criticism on Future Policy’
While many agree with a recommendation to disaggregate the term ‘BAME’, the director of the Institute of Race Relations warns that this aims to create a new set of norms about how race and racism are conceptualised – and to divert attention away from structural racism

Potential Blood Clot Risk of COVID Vaccine Shines a Spotlight on Inequality Around Women’s Health
The news that under-30s will be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab has sparked a debate about women’s reproductive and contraceptive healthcare, reports Sian Norris

America’s White Evangelical Vaccine Problem
A high proportion of evangelical Christians are sceptical about the COVID-19 jab – which is creating a major headache for the United States, says CJ Werleman

We Don’t Just Need a COVID Inquiry – We Need a Proper, Independent COVID Inquiry
The Johnson Government will go to extreme lengths to avoid scrutiny of its record, says Brian Cathcart. We must not settle for a sham

‘Tous Pourris’: Why is France So Sceptical of Vaccines?
Natasha Livingstone explores the prevalence of anti-vaxxer sentiments among the French population and its potential link to high-profile corruption charges faced by the country’s political figures

The Right Must Not Be Allowed to Monopolise the Debate Over China
The left must learn how to oppose China’s military expansionism and human rights abuses, says CJ Werleman