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Why did the government say revealing NHS plans is not in the public interest?

The government has denied my Freedom of Information requests. At this rate, we’ll know who is redesigning the NHS only once it’s too late

By Caroline Molloy

/ 12 Feb 2021

Why did the government say revealing NHS plans is not in the public interest?

Aung San Suu Kyi overlooked Myanmar’s deepest problems

Ambition drove the military’s coup. But long before that, the country’s deposed leader squandered many opportunities for real change

By Khin Zaw Win

/ 12 Feb 2021

Aung San Suu Kyi overlooked Myanmar’s deepest problems

Keir Starmer was right to stress his patriotism. Now Labour must turn the patriotic heat on the Right

The party must challenge the idea that those who govern us are patriots or serve the national interest

By John Denham

/ 12 Feb 2021

Keir Starmer was right to stress his patriotism. Now Labour must turn the patriotic heat on the Right

A Ukrainian tanker mystery continues – and leads back to the UK

When a mysterious tanker crashed off an Odesa beach two years ago, oil came rushing out of its hull - and so did the UK’s complicity in lax corporate oversight around the world.

By David Leask

/ 12 Feb 2021

A Ukrainian tanker mystery continues – and leads back to the UK

Will a landmark ruling from the International Criminal Court finally get justice for Palestinians?

Israel may finally be investigated for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip

By Shawan Jabarin

/ 12 Feb 2021

Will a landmark ruling from the International Criminal Court finally get justice for Palestinians?

How we got here: the story of the Palermo protocol on trafficking

'Human trafficking' didn't have to mean what it now does. This is the story of how it got its definition, as told by someone who was in the room when it happened

By Marjan Wijers

/ 11 Feb 2021