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Not the Royal Yacht Britannia: Waiving the Rules
Otto English celebrates another costly Boris Johnson project because this time the British people might just cotton on to the cavalcade of nonsense…

Exhaustion Sustains Authoritarianism: Why the Government Will Never Allow a Four-Day Week
Maheen Behrana explains how Britain has longer working hours than any EU country and why the Conservative Party is so rigidly wedded to keeping it that way

Conservative Pragmatism Knows Islamophobia Helps Win Elections
Amidst new claims that Muslim members of the Conservative Party were deliberately excluded from an inquiry into Islamophobia, Faisal Hanif explores why its findings will make little difference

Why the Conservatives Became the Animal Friendly Party
Dominic Dyer considers why it matters that the Labour party has lost the initiative on wildlife protection and animal welfare

Data and Deception: The Government’s Grab of GP Records Violates Our Trust
Phil Booth explains why we should be worried about the Government’s attempt to quietly share our GP data

EU Citizens Caught in Hostile Environment as Settlement Scheme Deadline Looms
The anti-immigration policies and nationalist feeling stirred up by Brexit are threatening people’s wellbeing – as well as the economy and the Union, argues Emma DeSouza

EXCLUSIVE Working for Serco ‘Test and Trace’: An Insider’s Account
A ‘Blitz spirit’ of paranoia epitomised the work of the outsourcing company, according to an individual who worked for it

The Republican Party’s Strings Are Still Being Pulled By Trump
As a commission to investigate the storming of the US Capitol on 6 January is blocked by Republican Senators, CJ Werleman explores the effects of the lasting influence of the controversial former President