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Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports.
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How the Media and Musk Are Boosting Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Well Beyond Its Size
Analysis of media mentions on Elon Musk’s X reveals that established news organisations are helping to boost Nigel Farage’s party well out of proportion to its number of MPs
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‘How Clickbait Media Missed the Real Story About Asexuality’
A report by King’s College this week exploring prejudicial attitudes towards asexual people prompted an ugly online backlash
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‘I’m a Labour Councillor and This Is Why My Party Should Ground Heathrow Plans and Rejoin the EU Instead’
Rachel Reeves is looking in the ‘wrong direction’ for stimulating growth in the UK, argues Labour Councillor Salman Shaheen
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‘Government Narratives About ‘Disabled Scroungers’ Give Trolls Permission to Viciously Attack Us Online’
The notion that disabled people are scroungers and benefit cheats is almost permission to further abuse against them, Penny Pepper writes
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‘This One London School Offers a Beacon of Hope for Transforming Our Education System’
This is a real time petri dish experiment on how to transform Britain’s education system, argues Neal Lawson
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‘Keir Starmer Urgently Needs a Vision to Unite the Nation and See Off the Far-Right’
If the Government attempts to mimic the anti-migration politics of Reform it will be a recipe for defeat, argues Jennifer Nadel
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Trump’s Middle East Riviera: What Next for Gaza?
Even if Jordan and Egypt somehow agreed to a US take over Gaza, who would physically remove 2.5 million Palestinians? Trump’s proposal is pure fantasy – but what does it reveal?
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‘In the Face of Shock-and-Awe Fascism, Resistance is Fertile’
If enough people are talking with each other about why the rule of law, strong democratic values and human rights are worth defending, the demagogues will fail
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From TikTok to USAID – The Perfect Storm
Paul Niland dissects the lies and outright skirting of the law being perpetrated by Trump and Musk
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The Holes in Policy Exchange’s Attack on the Church of England’s Slavery Reparations Plan
A privately funded, ‘anti-woke’ lobbying company has been in the forefront of the attacks, reports Alan Lester
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Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the ‘New Authoritarianism’ Leading the US Down an Increasingly Dangerous Path
The early stages of Trump’s new administration are following an alarming and predictable pattern, argues Christian Christensen
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Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk ‘Hijacking’ Republicans to Control Entire US Government
Former followers of the ‘Dark Enlightenment’ say a planned ‘neo-reactionary’ hollowing out of government is happening in real time
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FGM: ‘How Can We Achieve Zero Tolerance With Zero Coverage?’
An estimated 230 million girls and women alive today are believed to have been subjected to some form of female genital mutilation – yet it rarely ever makes the news
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‘Kemi Badenoch’s Bold Plans to Fix UK Immigration Are Already in Place, Unworkable and Pointless’
The Conservative leader outlined five policies to fix the immigration system. Nick Beales explains how far off the mark she is
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Trump’s Gaza Plan is a White Supremacist Agenda, and the Homeland is Next
Trump’s Gaza plan ‘does not come out of the blue’ argues Nafeez Ahmed, it is ‘part and parcel of a broader white supremacist agenda’
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‘Donald Trump’s Gaza Ethnic Cleansing Plan Is a Call for War Crimes And the UK Must Condemn It’
It’s time for Keir Starmer’s Government to finally recognise Palestinian statehood and resist the US President’s catastrophic agenda, argues Green MP Ellie Chowns
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‘Keir Starmer’s Shallow-Rooted Political Project Is Already Starting to Topple’
By ripping out his party’s ideological roots in exchange for power, the Labour leader’s premiership has been left deeply vulnerable to the coming storm, argues Neal Lawson
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‘The A&E Crisis Shows How the NHS Is Getting Worse and the Government Has No Real Plans to Fix It’
Politicians are refusing to take meaningful action to resolve the perma-crisis in our health service, writes NHS Doctor, David Oliver
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‘Labour’s Borders Bill Is a Gift to the Far-Right That Won’t Stop Boats but Will Cost Lives’
The bill will cause untold human suffering while also still failing to deter irregular migration, argues Nathan Phillips
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Trump’s Return is the Perfect Opportunity to Restore the UK as a Development Superpower
Donald Trump’s decision to freeze all foreign aid opens the door for Britain to re-exert it’s own position on the world stage, argues Francis Shin
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After Five Years of Brexit It’s Time to Admit It Was a Terrible Mistake and Build the Case to Rejoin the EU
Let this be the moment we look forward to a brighter future at the heart of Europe, argues Green MP Ellie Chowns
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‘Donald Trump’s Self-Defeating Foreign Aid Freeze Will Only Help America’s Enemies’
The US President’s decision to suspend all foreign aid will harm US interests while gifting a golden opportunity to China, argues former UK diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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‘Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves Must Abandon Their Trumpian Obsession with Economic Growth’
Prioritising growth over all other considerations will only widen economic inequality and deepen already cavernous social crises, argues Neal Lawson
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Why It’s Time to Fight Back Against the Dystopian Tech-Trump Oligarchy
Those who watched silently as reactionary tech bosses seized power in the US must now wake up and fight back, argues Johan Farkas and Aurelien Mondon
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From Z to X: How Russian Information Warfare Primed the World for Trump and Musk
“Money and information are the twin tactical nukes of modern politics” according to Steve Bannon. But the the seeds for this tech dystopia were sown more than a decade ago
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The Axel Rudakubana Southport Murder ‘Cover Up’ Conspiracy Theories Debunked
Despite what you may have read in parts of the media, this case showed our criminal justice system is as objective and robust as ever, argues lawyer Gareth Roberts
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What Really Lies Behind Donald Trump’s Shifting Stance On Ukraine
Trump’s new threat to Putin doesn’t necessarily mean he’s on Ukraine’s side, argues George Llewelyn
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‘No There Has Not Been an ‘Exodus’ of UK Millionaires and New Wealth Taxes Won’t Force Them to Leave Either’
Forget the fear-mongering about a flight of the super rich. The reality is they’re not going anywhere, argues Kate Bermingham
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‘A Simple Ban on Political Lying Could Radically Transform Our Politics’
Just one small step would trigger a whole series of positive changes to democratic life in the UK, argues Neal Lawson
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Trump’s Meme Coin Debacle Reveals a President Ushering in a New Era of Institutionalised Grift
Donald Trump and his associates are already cashing in handsomely from his presidency
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‘Trump’s Return Must Be a Turning Point for the UK to Stop Pandering to America and Forge a Brighter Future With Europe’
Trump is taking the US in a dark direction and we must not let ourselves be dragged along with him, argues Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer
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Trump’s Return: Keeping the Subtle Flame of Integrity Lit
By paying attention to our complex and often contradictory humanness, we can keep our integrity through chaos and disruption
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‘The Gerry Adams Compensation Row Must Not Overshadow Decades of Trauma Inflicted on Civilians’
The priority for the UK Government is not to seek justice for the innocent civilians murdered, but to protect the state from the consequences, argues Emma De Souza
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Gaza Ceasefire Is Just the Beginning of the Path to Justice for Palestine
‘Without accountability, impunity will prevail, and the cycle of violence will continue’
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‘More Empty Promises on Health and Social Care Let Disabled People Down Again’
Do I really need to keep saying that this is where the personal is the political? writes Penny Pepper
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How a Police Crackdown on Climate Protests Made Me Join the Frontline for the First Time
“For me, the act of civil disobedience was a stand against the increasing erosion of a fundamental pillar of democracy – our right to protest”
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The Confidence Trick That Propelled Donald Trump and the National Populists Into Power
How Donald Trump won the support of working class Americans, while selling out their interests to global plutocrats like Elon Musk
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‘Trump May Be Returning But the Post-War World Order Is Not’
Donald Trump is throwing his second US administration into an already volatile mix – adding his own blend of disorder, writes Alexandra Hall Hall
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‘Keir Starmer Must Join a Progressive Alliance for a Fairer Voting System or Get Steamrollered by a Reform-Conservative Pact’
The Labour Government is heading for an electoral reckoning unless it backs a more proportional voting system, argues Neal Lawson
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Joining the EU Single Market Could Be the Gamechanger for Keir Starmer’s Government
Both the UK economy and the new Labour Government needs an urgent shot in the arm. Could this be the solution?
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‘Elon Musk’s Venal ‘Rape Genocide’ Claims About Keir Starmer and Grooming Gangs Are Absurd’
The truth is Starmer made profound improvements to tackling crimes against women and girls while Director of Public Prosecutions, reveals a veteran barrister
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‘2024 Was the First Year Above 1.5C of Global Warming – Here’s How We Should Respond’
Extinction Rebellion UK reflects on the meaning of this historic moment
