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30 Aug 2017 4 minute read

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The revolving door: Whitehall and the arms trade

To grasp why Britain arms regimes, look at DSEI’s champagne bars, writes Joe Lo.

18 Aug 2017 5 minute read

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Problems with England’s academies won’t stop

Warwick Mansell offers a guide to a dangerous and little-understood school reforms

8 Aug 2017 4 minute read

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Tasered nine times: Justice for Darren Cumberbatch

Dan Glazebrook interviews Desmond Jaddoo about the 'Justice for Darren Cumberbatch' campaign...

28 Jun 2017 5 minute read

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‘We are with you’: 22 East London housing estates stand in solidarity with Grenfell

A gesture of love and solidarity from estates and communities in East London to Grenfell and their local community.

23 Jun 2017 4 minute read

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‘The borderless Republic’: Sheffield celebrates migration

Britain’s largest festival about refugees and sanctuary is more relevant than ever, writes Lydia Noon.

22 Jun 2017 12 minute read

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Lost in exile: The forgotten Chagos Islanders

A group of Indian Ocean islanders, forcibly removed from their homes 50+ years ago and deported to England, are still fighting...

16 Jun 2017 3 minute read

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Celebrating 10 years of the Gloucestershire Services Project

The community behind the project provides a reason to be cheerful amidst the terrible news of the past few weeks, writes...

9 Jun 2017 3 minute read

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The earth just moved…

In the wake of the election results, Chris Brazier reflects on a momentous night in British politics.

9 Jun 2017 4 minute read

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Corbyn’s achievement sends rare message of hope

As May forms an unholy alliance with the DUP, there is a sense that a movement has been born, writes Jamie Kelsey-Fry...

9 Jun 2017 3 minute read

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UK general elections: the result viewed by an outsider

Indian writer Mari Marcel Thekaekara was in Britain during the elections, and writes her impression of...

7 Jun 2017 4 minute read

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UK General Election: Youth #votingforhope

Young people don’t vote, we're told. It's time for you to prove them wrong, writes Jim Cranshaw.

6 Jun 2017 4 minute read

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UK General Election: Security means nothing without freedom

Prime Minister Theresa May doesn’t just put UK citizens at risk, but actively undermines the tools that maintain and expand...

2 Jun 2017 5 minute read

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Civil war, mental illness, poverty, gang violence: the many roots of homelessness

We talked to homeless in different countries and they revealed housing insecurity's different causes around the world.

1 Jun 2017 4 minute read

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UK General Election: Why disabled people oppose the Tories

Seven long years of Tory austerity cuts and their relentless attacks on disabled people is enough, writes Linda Burnip...

31 May 2017 3 minute read

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The Manchester bombing and the battle for peace

It’s hard to speak the truth when grief and anger are at their peak, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

25 May 2017 4 minute read

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UK General Election: Mourning the Manchester bombing

Politics isn’t something that can actually be put on hold, writes Abi Wilkinson.

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