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Published in: openDemocracyUKFitzrovia – Central London’s edgelandTrevor Smith reviews a new book on a lesser known quarter of London, defined by diverse immigration, industry, arts...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK‘Congratulations on your achievement’: the day I became BritishHow does one mark the ceremony to become British? With mixed feelings, in many cases.
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Published in: ourNHSAnother key Johnson claim on the NHS demolishedJohnson told us last week that the NHS treats people "whoever you are, no matter where you come from". In truth,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK"My job is to draw back the veil": Robert Peston responds to Peter Oborne"In politics, democracy is served when we know how those in power think and speak," says ITV's political editor.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBritish journalists have become part of Johnson’s fake news machineIt’s chilling. From the Mail, The Times to the BBC and ITN, everyone is peddling Downing Street’s lies and smears....
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Published in: ourNHSJohnson's hospital building, “seed money”, and how PFI never went awayThere are good reasons to be worried that the planned hospital building programme might further indebt us to big...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy are the SNP’s politics so cautious and can they really change?Five years after the indyref and three years after the Brexit vote Scottish politics feels full of pent up...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWorkers' rights are too weak already and a Johnson Brexit will worsen themWorkers in service sector industries such as hospitality already face precarious work, discrimination and lack of...
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Published in: ourNHSStriking to stop the NHS and outsourcing firms exploiting migrant workersMigrant workers are too often treated as second class workers despite doing vital NHS jobs. They are fighting back...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK‘Populist’ can be a weasel word for ‘racist’, and that’s dangerousFlawed use of the word ‘populist’ to describe politics beyond the mainstream right is legitimising racism. Academics...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Right’s New JerusalemAre we witnessing the birth pangs of a new English state?
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Published in: openJustice‘Serious disruption to the life of the community’ - policing of the Extinction Rebellion protestsWhat happens when the idealism, creativity and energy of climate activists are pitched against the criminal justice...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Spanish nationalism loses the plotThe English nationalism unleashed by Brexit is not the same as the Spanish nationalism unleashed by the Catalan...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: Farage’s Brexit Party chairman facing questions over offshore tax haven linksBrexit ‘Bad Boy’ Richard Tice says he doesn’t know who’s behind offshore firms that own a large stake in his family...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKEnd the counter-productive and costly 'work ban' on people seeking asylumThe UK ignores international conventions by preventing people seeking asylum from finding work. Relaxing the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPolitical interference and finger-pointing don’t make for sensible drug policiesProhibition – and politicians’ hypocrisy - are lethal. It’s time for a healthier approach.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCan an ‘open relationship’ work after a UK/EU divorce?Beyond Deal or No Deal lurks the ‘future relationship’, which is likely to contain a trade agreement. In terms of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPortugal's power-sharing success story has vital lessons for LabourPortugal shows that both pluralism and proportional representation don’t have to hold socialists back – indeed quite...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKJust where does this rage against climate activists come from?As Extinction Rebellion launch the next phase of their rebellion on Monday (7th), it’s timely to ask just why the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Munchetty case shows the BBC’s impartiality rules are made by white men – and not applied even-handedlyHow can you remain impartial on issues like racism?