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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionThe entire UK may come to regret Sunak’s inadequate coronavirus budgetVaccinating only part of the economy does little to improve collective resilience and protect public health.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIf the UK government is to deliver on its promises, it must be willing to raise taxesTackling inequality and climate change will require higher levels of public spending. The Chancellor can't avoid...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhy the EU’s request for a level playing field is in all our interestsThe UK’s current negotiating mandate for EU trade puts workers’ rights at risk, hinders efforts to tackle climate...
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Published in: openJusticePrice and prejudice: automated decision-making and the UK government (podcast)We spoke to lawyer Cori Crider about why automated decision-making in government is a major challenge of our time.
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Published in: openJustice: InvestigationPrice and prejudice: automated decision-making and the UK governmentThe use of automated decision-making in UK public services is on the rise. Do not be fooled by the cloak of...
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Published in: ourNHSWill Big Tech save the NHS – or eat it alive?Technophile politicians and tech companies are making big promises. But the broader impact of the digital...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe establishment or the far right? Slovaks have no good direction to turnSlovakia will vote on Saturday in an election dominated by the murder of a journalist. But few voters seem inspired...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionDoes Labour have to triangulate between power and principle, or is there another way?Competence is not enough. Labour's new leader must be able to listen, trust, share power, and have fun.
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Published in: openJustice“I didn’t know I could be illegal”: the policies that target rough sleepersRecent history shows that we must remain vigilant in preventing attempts to unlawfully target and deport EU rough...
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Published in: openJustice: InvestigationDeprived of their future: the children who have to fight for an educationLocked in a constant battle for the treatment they are legally entitled to, more than a million children with...
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Published in: TransformationA Socialism equal to the worldThe goal is not to wring concessions from the ruling class, but to undertake a fundamental transformation of the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThank God for Dominic Cummings?Will Team Johnson really ‘shake up’ Whitehall? Or – as events this week suggest – are they more likely to adopt its...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe BBC should stop placating bullies and apply these simple fixesThe BBC faces new and specific systemic pressures – but there are some simple ways to address the problems.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionNumber 10 are acting like nightclub doormen in their battle with journalistsTeam Johnson's exclusion of journalists means we must all – including the Labour Party – step up to defend a free press.
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Published in: ourEconomyHas Labour really lost the working class?After Labour's election defeat, many have accused the party of losing touch with the working class. But the evidence...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIf the left is to move forward, we must ditch cartoon CorbynismIt’s essential that we debate the limits of Corbyn’s leadership. But this must be based on reality – not a cartoon...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion8 reasons why Northern Ireland must stay on the news agendaThe British media forgot about Northern Ireland until Brexit (phase 1) made them notice it again. It would be a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBrexit Britain: a six step survival guideHow do we get out of this mess?
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionGeorge Monbiot on the unholy trinity of ideologies trashing our planetIs another form of capitalism possible? And can new social movements like Extinction Rebellion escape the ideologies...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKNot just a job: the complicity of health and medical personnel in post-9/11 torture is a stain on my professionPsychologist and architect of the CIA torture programme James Mitchell gave evidence last week. A consultant...