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Will the Liberal Democrats Lurch Towards Libertarianism?
The North Shropshire by-election result has ended nearly 200 years of Conservative domination in the once safe Tory seat – but it now raises the question of what the Liberal Democrats stand for, says Gareth Roberts

The Prime Minister of Mendacious Melodies
The scandal of the Downing Street Christmas parties last year flies in the face of the essence of the Christmas message, says Reverend Joe Haward

North Shropshire Shows Britain is Turning Against the Conservatives’ Populist Politics
Having portrayed itself as helping voters overthrow a hated established order, Boris Johnson’s Government has now become the epitome of everything those same voters dislike, says Adam Bienkov

How the Financial Sector Bankrolls Climate Chaos
The UK financial sector remains a significant contributor to the escalation of the climate crisis, reports Thomas Perrett

EXCLUSIVE Scientist Behind Wuhan ‘Lab Leak’ Theory Secured Funding from Pentagon’s Science Division
Nafeez Ahmed looks at the scientific credentials of the authors behind a book that has powered baseless speculation that the Chinese Government 'engineered' COVID-19

MPs Raise the Alarm Over Johnson’s Draconian Elections Bill
A parliamentary committee has found that the Government’s proposals lack transparency and consultation, and fail to provide evidence as to why the changes are "necessary and proportionate"

Conservative MPs Radicalised by COVID are Coming for Johnson
COVID-19 almost killed Boris Johnson and now it is killing his leadership of the Conservative Party, says Adam Bienkov

The Party’s Over and the Joke’s On Us: Johnson and the Integrity Deficit
The scandal of the Downing Street Christmas parties has exposed something important about the Prime Minister and his appeal, says Jonathan Lis
The Nationality and Borders Bill is a Legacy of Empire
We need to start calling British immigration policy and law for what it is: a form of post-colonial, racialised nation-building, says Dr Maria Norris
Islamophobia in America’s Democratic Party
CJ Werleman explores how a campaign to challenge the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco was roiled by contesting claims of misogyny and anti-Muslim bigotry