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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionI missed my grandma’s last Christmas as Downing Street partiedIt’s one rule for the British government and another for everybody else: a lockdown for us, a party for them
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionEurope has entered its own era of McCarthyism – against IslamAs guilty until proven innocent increasingly becomes authorities’ approach to Muslims, basic rights such as freedom...
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Published in: Global Extremes: AnalysisHow COVID-19 has changed the violent extremist landscapeA rise of pandemic-inspired conspiracists has been escalated and capitalised on by extremist movements
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionEngland and Wales’s Police Bill threatens anyone with a cause they believe inIt now proposes new crimes that could criminalise almost any protester and give police alarmingly wide powers of...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionFighting repression in the Land of the Free: an Arab-American feminist perspectiveWhile the US criticises authoritarianism abroad, it represses its own Black, Arab and other minority citizens...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionIs there a ‘third way’ for Brazil?As Bolsonaro and Lula square up for next year’s election, some Brazilians demand an alternative. But does it risk...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWill it take a COVID strain deadlier than Omicron to wake up world leaders?The WHO had warned that worldwide vaccination was vital to ward off new variants, yet here we are. Blame the latest...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAs abortion comes under threat, are contraception and LGBTQ rights next?The Supreme Court is likely to overturn the landmark ruling that guarantees the right to abortion in the US. Here’s...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionUK’s transparency watchdog has a terrible transparency record of its ownThe Information Commissioner’s Office, headed by Elizabeth Denham until last month, is failing to stick to its own rule book
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionNew lobbying ban wouldn’t have stopped Owen Paterson from taking second jobYet again, Parliament’s standards watchdog has botched the rules for MPs – proving that they shouldn’t be allowed to...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionFocusing on extremism won’t counter far-Right violenceThe main agents of rising far-Right violence are not ‘lone wolves.’ They are often connected to communities, legal...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsTory minister says transparency laws are ‘malign’Lord Callanan accused the public of having ‘forms set up on their word processors’ to submit FOI requests ‘with gay abandon’
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsCabinet Office fined £500,000 for publishing celebrities’ private addressesMore than 1,000 people – including Elton John and Nadiya Hussain – had home addresses shared by UK government,...
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Published in: Home: OpinionVaccine apartheid is prolonging COVID – not vaccine hesitancyThere’s a colonial tendency to portray people in Africa as anti-science and averse to progress, when the real...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionFrom mobilization to solidarity: The power of feminist struggles in Latin AmericaWith a woman murdered every two hours in the region, women are determined to be agents of change and resistance –...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK peers face tighter rules on financial interests, after openDemocracy investigationExclusive: Members of the House of Lords will have to provide details of companies they have ‘significant control’...
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: AnalysisTurkish extremist group Grey Wolves finds a favourable climate in GermanyHow decades-old networks continue to support Turkish ultranationalists in Germany – and why this must change
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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghanistan’s looming financial collapse is little worry for the TalibanTwo key factors will ensure that the Kabul regime is here to stay – no matter how dire it gets for civilians
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisPatel’s citizenship-stripping bill would accelerate UK race to the bottomBritain already breaks international norms. The Home Office bid to remove citizenship without notice is a landmark...
Tell the police: Investigate the Downing Street parties
The Met Police should investigate now, before any further evidence can be destroyed.
