HOPE not hate writes to Tory Party Chair over his "untrue" Islamophobia complaints claim
Was Brandon Lewis trying to mislead over the extent of Islamophobia in the Party when he said there were no outstanding complaints - or are his systems just completely broken?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWho’ll protect children’s rights as we leave the EU?From privacy-busting surveillance to poverty-inducing cuts, childrens’ rights are being trampled on – and as young people reach voting age, they won’t forget.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe government must restore funding for free TV licences for the over-75s, urge campaigners and expertsThe government has off-loaded responsibility for funding – or withdrawing – free TV licenses, onto the BBC. Media experts Enders Analysis urge a re-think in their submission to the consultation.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe BBC should stand up to the government’s hypocrisy over free licence fees for over-75sPerhaps there is a very British compromise to be found?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMPs mustn't allow Fox free range to negotiate an ‘America first’ trade dealLiam Fox wants to offer Trump everything from agriculture to the NHS in exchange for getting the City of London greater access to the US economy – and most government MPs seem completely relaxed about that.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKProtecting protest - fracking campaigners challenge Ineos' "anti-democratic" tacticsAs people around the country take to the streets against inaction over the climate emergency, campaigners are challenging corporate efforts to shut down front line protests.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRevealed: How dark money is winning ‘the Brexit influencing game’As Tory MPs resign in protest at the malign influence of hardline Brexiters, documents show the “unfettered” access to ministers and senior politicians enjoyed by secretive think tanks such as the IEA that are “marching the country” to a no-deal Brexit.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAn inevitable division: the politics and consequences of the Labour splitIt’s the changing nature of class and capital that’s caused this split – and should shape the Left’s response to it. But discussing class meaningfully is the last media taboo.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy a focus on "fake news" and Facebook misses the internet's real problems - and solutionsMP's new 'fake news' report largely ignores other platforms like Google and YouTube, and surveillance capitalism itself – and risks sending regulation in the wrong direction.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCommons report on “fake news” says failing electoral laws are putting UK democracy at riskReport from MPs builds on openDemocracy’s work exposing unaccountable ‘dark money’ and influence on our elections
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Published in: openDemocracyUKJohnson & Davis claim chemicals industry will be Brexit winners – so where are the firms clamouring to leave?Part one of a three-part-series: Will Brexit mean a toxic chemicals BREACH?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIs there a route to an English Parliament?Could the current limited and muted support for an English Parliament could become a pressing demand? (An edited version of a talk given at the seminar ‘Routes to an English Parliament’ on 11th January 2019 at University of Winchester.)
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow neoliberalism is normalising hostilityFrom working conditions to welfare policies, from immigration to the internet – this zero sum game of winners and losers benefits only the far right.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUK human rights defenders escape jail for stopping deportation flightDefendants slam ‘vicious immigration system’ as disputed charter flight deportation continues to Jamaica.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTrust, trauma and intransigence – psychoanalysing BrexitLeavers want autonomy and a sense of control, Remainers want intimacy and closeness – and both are traumatised by a decade of shocks and loss of faith in government.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCaptured states: when EU governments act as middlemen for corporate interestsIt's easy to blame “Brussels bureaucrats” but national governments are often the biggest corporate lobbyists of all, a new report exposes today.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTha Brexit, Tha Owns ItIf North of England Labour MPs end up voting through a Tory Brexit, then the resulting decline and despair of the region will be their fault.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRevealed: The dark-money Brexit ads flooding social mediaFacebook has new transparency rules on political ads. But in the last week pro-Brexit groups have spent tens of thousands pushing ‘no deal’ – without having to explain who pays for them.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThree ways to stop the global economic system working for only rich white menWomen’s unpaid work is worth $10 trillion annually. Amazon's Jeff Bezos’s personal wealth dwarves the health budget of most countries. These facts are linked – and a new report from Oxfam suggests answers.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRemainers need new messengers for a new media
