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Published in: Home: OpinionJohn le Carré was a 21st-century writer
On his death, the establishment is patronising England's great novelist as a Cold War figure, rather than...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCan we rely on pension funds to finance the green transition?
The risks and costs associated with the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy are best borne by the...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Government’s ‘Orwellian’ unit blocked infected blood scandal disclosure
Campaigner whose father died of HIV calls secrecy ‘outrageous’; staff in Michael Gove’s Cabinet Office cited Chilcot...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionFrom football hooligans to ‘one of us’: a short history of reaction
Right-wing defence of Millwall boos as a fight against ‘wokedom’ is a caricature of British working class culture.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKSarah’s story: a ‘nightmare’ she wouldn’t wish on her worst enemies
How the pandemic, combined with a system that strips people of control, has made life even more difficult for women...
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Published in: openJustice: OpinionPrisons are not the place for immigration detainees during the coronavirus crisis
More migrant detainees are being held in prisons since the start of the pandemic. This puts liberty, health and...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionTime for arms companies to be kicked out of the classroom
If your child needs an education, you find yourself unwittingly complicit in building a respectable public profile...
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Published in: ourEconomy: InvestigationBehind the shine: how the jewellery trade relies on minerals tainted with death
Leading companies are turning a blind eye to violence, exploitation and environmental destruction in the global...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWe need answers about the five-year NHS data deals with big tech
If we’ll be ‘back to normal’ by Easter, why are ‘emergency’ COVID deals with firms like Palantir becoming lucrative...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationGPs ‘left in the dark’ over COVID vaccine rollout
Exclusive: Doctors say there's no UK government plan in place; and that funding to transform surgeries into vaccine...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightWhite nationalists are recruiting the younger generation in the UK
The way several teenagers and children have absorbed neo-Nazi terror ideas merits a rethink of how effectively white...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionBreaking up the tech giants won’t be enough to rein in their power
We must recode the way that platforms operate – and in whose interests.
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Published in: Home: OpinionTwo decades after age of consent was equalised for gay men, LGBTQI rights have stalled
There appears to be no appetite for further LGBTQI legislation.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionAfter Corbynism, where next?
We’re launching Citizens for a Democratic Society, to demand radical democracy – here’s how to get involved.
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Published in: HomeInsights from Hungary to beat Trumpism
Three pitfalls from a Hungarian perspective that could hinder beating Trumpism after Trump vacates the White House.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationLib Dems and Leave.EU fought regulator to resist data inquiry
Unlike others audited, the Lib Dems and Arron Banks launched court battles against the Information Commissioner’s...
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsHow the UK government is undermining the Freedom of Information Act
From delaying tactics and stonewalling to schoolboy errors, the government is making its disdain for transparency laws clear.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBrexit talks are as transparent as the muddy tunnel they’re held in
In whose interests is the UK government negotiating post-Brexit trade deals? They would rather you didn’t know.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThatcher’s poisonous television legacy is still being felt
30 years ago this week Margaret Thatcher left Downing Street – but ITV has never recovered from her government’s...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionIs the government’s secretive ‘Clearing House’ lawful? An expert explains
When government departments share the names of people making freedom of information requests, they may be breaking...