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What Keir Starmer Isn’t Telling Us About His Plan for a ‘Better Brexit’
The Labour leader is not being honest about the impact of Britain's decision to leave the EU, writes Adam Bienkov

‘Human Rights – Here at Home?’
Sanchita Hosali, CEO of the British Institute of Human Rights, explains why 158 civil society groups have written an open letter to Rishi Sunak, urging him to stand firm on the Human Rights Act

‘An Idea as Old as Time’: How a Single Rail of Warm Clothes for Homeless People has Grown
Stefan Simanowitz explains how an old idea of neighbourly sharing has blossomed into a cold-weather initiative that has spread through grassroots support

Cumbria Coal Mine: Climate Sacrificed Again Over Divisions in the Conservative Party
Approving Britain's first coal mine in 30 years will reap negligible economic benefits and cause significant environmental damage - but the decision was taken for reasons closer to home for the Tories, writes Thomas Perrett

Irony: The Velvet Glove of Colonialism?
Did the Greeks invent irony? Rahila Gupta makes the case for Britain's mastery and ownership of the device

Can Citizens’ Assemblies Improve Our Response to Crises?
Governments should use assemblies to tackle the issues at the heart of public debate during a crisis, write Stefan Flothmann and Brett Hennig

Red Tory to Blue Labour – How Spiked and Unherd are Keeping National Populism Alive
Jon Bloomfield and David Edgar look at the reach and influence of an unlikely coalition of ex-Trotskyites, traditionalist Tories and communitarian Labourites

Why We Are Not ‘Albanian Criminals’ Arriving On Your Shores
Albanian citizen Gresa Hasa explains why she wants an apology from the UK Government
Are Recommendations for ‘Top Shares To Buy’ Worth the Paper They are Written On?
Iain Overton looks at how buying shares recommended in the mainstream press's financial pages may not be the money-maker one would hope for
University Strikes: An Inevitable Result of the Damaging Legacy of Marketisation
Thousands of academic staff have had to accept sub-standard working conditions and casualised contracts as politicians have attempted to alter the purpose of the education system, writes Thomas Perrett
Xi-Think: The Imminent Dangers of Absolute Power in China
The fate of China and much of the world is now dependent on the whims of one man, says Chris Ogden
The Government’s Energy Price Guarantee is Subsidising High Carbon Lifestyles
Thiemo Fetzer, Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, argues that the Government’s response to the energy crisis is wasting a unique opportunity
‘Worse to Accuse than Abuse’?: The Parental Alienation Crisis in the Family Courts
Beatrix Campbell analyses the controversial theory that appears to be a backlash against women's allegations of domestic violence and sexual abuse
Brexit’s Global Trade is Fit for Georgian England: Devoid of Ethical Responsibility
Iain Overton reflects on the Government's policy of Free Trade Deals with countries regardless of their human rights
Ministers Should Face Legal Sanctions for Breaking Rules, say MPs
David Hencke reports on the Commons Committee which proposes wholesale reform of the 'toothless' regulators supposed to safeguard propriety in public office