Katharine Hibbert recalls her experiences living in a London squat: councils trashing vacant flats, all to prevent desperate people making some use of them
The 10.23 campaign is organising a national homeopathic overdose to protest pseudo-science and the wasting of taxpayer money
As Tony Blair's testimony to the Iraq Inquiry reveals his informal style of sofa cabinet, Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal raises a historical parallel
The tragic story of a mother convicted of murdering her disabled son
Britain’s friendship with Israel leads to further potential breaches in British governance, human rights and international law
Mahinda Rajapakse claims Sri Lanka election victory. North and South Korea trade fire. Taliban moderates taken off UN blacklist. Russia says US arms treaty to be ready in weeks. British court overturns freezing of terrorism assets. US blames Nigeria for extremism. All this and more in today’s secu
Public authorities must respect human rights irrespective of the state of their balance sheets, writes John Wooding
It has been a strange month in the politics of Northern Ireland, and last week was no exception
Annabel Goldie, leader of the Scottish Tories has taken the brave step of acknowledging that the Tories have a problem in Scotland. She has stated that if the Tories win
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