Archive of 2015

Amid the desolation, hope emerges from the Calais jungle
Recent legal research could give hope to those trapped in the jungle
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Comment: Legal victory will stop the censorship of non-religious views in schools
It's only right that a wide range of faiths and beliefs should be studied in schools
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Comment: Hidden away in the spending review - a plan to sell off Britain's assets
Hidden away in the spending review is a plan to sell off as many of Britain's assets as possible.
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Pick of the week: It's all smoke and mirrors
Our top five stories of the week
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Comment: Cutting ties with Saudi Arabia won't eliminate Isis
There's plenty of reasons to distance ourselves from Saudi Arabia, but Isis funding isn't one of them
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Comment: Osborne's spending review shows this is an extremist government
Ignore the rhetoric and look at the small print: The Tories are cutting government down to the bone
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Comment: Behind the formalities of the spending review, Osborne is putting women's lives at risk
Government cuts are helping to perpetuate violence against women
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Comment: Safe spaces don't limit free speech – they give it to the marginalised
Free speech campaigners exaggerate the harm caused by no-platforming
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Comment: Want to know how to make sex work safe? Ask sex workers
Sex workers have left their evidence in the Commons library. Decriminalisation makes them safer.
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Comment: Building more houses won't bring down prices
Without urgent regulation the future of the housing market is bleak
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Comment: The government's censorship of Humanism must be challenged in court
The exclusion of Humanism from GCSE Religious Studies defies professional and public opinion
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Pick of the week: Playing into the terrorists' hands
Our most-read items this week
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Andrew Gilligan: Why I called out LBC's 'false claim' about cycle superhighways
Boris Johnson's cycling commissioner attacks reporting of London's flagship cycle scheme
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David Cameron's police cuts are the biggest threat to our national security
The prime minister's response to the Paris attacks is incoherent
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Back to work support has failed the people who need it most
The government's Work Capability Assessment is fundamentally broken
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Digital democracy and the new underclass
The new age of political engagement will make many of us more powerful, but leave some behind
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Comment: Tory cuts will make it harder for people to return to work
Cutting support to people who are temporarily unable to work will make it harder for them to return to the workforce
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I won't let the government stop me from being with my wife
One couple's fight against the government's immigration rules
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Why has Europe stopped caring about children drowning on our shores?
The tragic death of Aylan Kurdi led to thousands of people demanding action, yet ten weeks on children are still drowning
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Pick of the week: Corbyn bows down
Our five most-read stories of the week
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Comment: The Investigatory Powers Bill will do nothing to tackle violent extremism
The government's plans to tackle extremism could actually make it worse
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Scottish women's reproductive rights are now at risk
Whatever the rights or wrongs of devolution, women's rights must be protected
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The big tax credit cut almost nobody has heard of
Few are prepared for the tax credit cut that could affect millions
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The Cosby case shows how hard it is for rape victims to be heard
Accusers of powerful men are disbelieved too often
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The debate over sex workers' rights is finally being won
The evidence in favour of decriminalising sex work is overwhelming