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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: OpinionHow can we prevent acts of violence such as the mass shooting in Plymouth?Can families stop loved ones from falling prey to extremist ideologies or terrorism? An officer from the UK’s...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionPrivatising Channel 4 would be a win for the government – and a loss for everybody elseFrom the viewers to the independent producers to the channel’s many employees based outside of London – we all lose...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionDespite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcomeNobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human rights as rights for all humans
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUK health department ends data deal with ‘spy tech’ company PalantirGovernment seeking to move away from third party data platforms after openDemocracy’s legal win
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Published in: Home: NewsThe unpublished memos that warned Blair against military action after 9/11A former Labour minister admits the briefing document was ‘bang to rights’ and ‘should have been acted on’
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe 9/11 advice that Tony Blair didn’t takeBefore the invasion of Afghanistan, openDemocracy’s security expert briefed the UK government on what could happen....
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionElite educators have milked the system for long enoughAs the pandemic deepens inequality between children, it’s vital to dismantle the system that gives state schools no...
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Published in: Freedom of Information: NewsUK government could charge fees for requesting official informationTransparency campaigners ‘dismayed’ after the next information commissioner says the public should trust organisations
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsLiverpool rises in opposition to arms fair as legal challenge is mountedPressure mounts on council to cancel international electronic warfare conference that was blocked from Spanish city last year
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Published in: Home: FeatureThe psychic hunt for Osama Bin LadenHow 9/11 rekindled the military’s obsession with psychic power and paranormal activity
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTake openDemocracy’s Big Tory donor quizHow much do you know about where the Conservative Party gets its money from?
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsConcerns raised over top Tory donors bankrolling Prince Charles’ charitySuper-rich Conservative supporters accused of "buying access" as scale of Tory links to the Prince’s Foundation revealed
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: Analysis9 reasons Johnson’s plans don’t fix social careThe quality of care will still be relative to a person’s ability to pay for it
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Published in: HomeA UK government advisor who's changed his mind about the Iraq WarEd Owen, an advisor to the foreign secretary at the time of the Iraq invasion, on why he now feels differently about...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsInside the Afghan resettlement process in LondonWithin hours of Afghan refugees’ arrival in the UK, local councils sprang into action, as one volunteer explains
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWant to take big money out of British politics? Here’s howWe know that big donors buy access. What’s the solution? Put the public in charge
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: News24 lords placed under investigation over financial interestsExclusive: Probe by the Standards Commissioner follows openDemocracy revelations of ‘shocking lack of transparency’,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsBoris Johnson accused of ‘appalling’ attack on election watchdogExclusive: Former electoral commissioner David Howarth says UK government's new Elections bill is a sop to Brexiters...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsGovernment’s poisonous Elections bill is designed to cement Tory ruleI was an Electoral Commissioner. Boris Johnson’s bill will benefit the Conservative Party at the expense of British democracy
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisNeoliberalism is dying – now we must replace itFrom taming Big Tech to competing with China, Western governments are abandoning free-market policies. But what does...
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