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1 Nov 2013 7 minute read

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A prisoner in the house

For hundreds of South Asian women each year, an arranged marriage in Britain leads not to love but to slavery. Samira...

4 Oct 2013 2 minute read

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I love Britain. The Daily Mail hates it

Amid the political storm, Symon Hill asks 'what is Britain?'

13 Sep 2013 2 minute read

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Occupy DSEI highlights the hypocrisy of the British government

The chemical weapons attack in Syria has galvanized resistance to London’s annual arms fair, writes Sam Mercer....

11 Sep 2013 5 minute read

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Waiting at the checkpoint

Hours of queuing is the lot of Palestinian workers travelling to their jobs on the other side of Israel’s separation wall,...

19 Aug 2013 3 minute read

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PODCAST: Big biomass

The 'renewable' energy more harmful than coal. Phil England hosts this month's episode of Climate Radio.

25 Jun 2013 5 minute read

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A word with US comedian Lee Camp

The stand-up comic, writer, activist and actor tells Jo Lateu who makes him laugh… and who definitely does...

9 May 2013 3 minute read

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Foodbanks cannot solve poverty

And they mark a dangerous regression from food-as-right to food-as-charity, argues Tom Belger.

Surveillance: another battle is won – but the war goes on

2 May 2013 4 minute read

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Surveillance: another battle is won – but the war goes on

Robin Tudge on why we must never let down our guard.

27 Feb 2013 4 minute read

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‘The islands belong to Argentina, but…’

Writing from Argentina, Vanessa Baird finds little enthusiasm for the President’s renewed Malvinas campaign...

26 Sep 2012 5 minute read

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What about the Other Credit Crunch?

Finance is only the half of it. Britain is facing deep, society-wide crises, driven by an erosion of what represents the...

16 Aug 2012 5 minute read

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Store and deliver, governments tell web firms

Forget about data protection – spies are demanding our elected leaders and private companies serve up everything we do online...

Protest changes politics more than politicians do

9 May 2012 3 minute read

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Protest changes politics more than politicians do

Recent council elections in Britain confirmed not just the national swing against the Conservatives, but also the power of...

Government forced to back down on workfare

30 Apr 2012 3 minute read

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Government forced to back down on workfare

Campaigners have won a temporary reprieve, but the fight to end ‘forced labour’ continues. Izzy Köksal ...

21 Mar 2012 2 minute read

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How dare they cut the 50p tax rate?

Chris Brazier calls for the UK budget scandal to be the ‘poll tax moment’ for our government of reckless...

The NHS is dead – and we should all be ashamed

20 Mar 2012 3 minute read

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The NHS is dead – and we should all be ashamed

The people of Britain are sleepwalking into a nightmare, says Alan Hughes. It’s time to wake up.

1 Dec 2011 7 minute read

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The clout of the arms industry

The arms trade tends to have the government's ear. Why, wonders Dinyar Godrej, when it is so counter-...

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