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*Blog

"An open border economy does not mean unlimited migration for ever, but easy access to workers who cannot be found in Britain"

Free movement: How open borders helped the British economy soar

*Blog

"What it would give individuals and society is the gift of time"

A universal basic income would transform society for the better

*Blog

"Pay is far from the only factor behind the growing crisis"

It’s right to end the nurses’ pay cap but how will it be funded?

*Blog

"Theresa May wanted to make life as difficult as possible for undocumented migrants, regardless of the consequences. She succeeded."

Big Brother state: How May’s obsession with immigration turned Britain into a surveillance state

*Blog

"Across aviation, rail, sea and road the concerns were mirrored."

Grounded: Dire outlook for Brexit transport negotiations

*Blog

"As the EU Withdrawal Bill moves to detailed examination in Committee in October, the influence of the ERG has stimulated more cooperation between the pro-EU organisations"

Pro-EU groups are fighting back against a hard Brexit

*Blog

"Brexit provides a perfect opportunity for would-be exploiters to make threats of immigration repercussions or to suggest that an EU citizen's status is lesser than that of a UK citizen"

Brexit risks turning the UK into fertile ground for labour exploitation

If workers are left in limbo then those who wish to do harm will fill the void

*Blog

"May in the Home Office gave us the 'hostile environment'. In Number 10 she is planning the same but worse, a hostile environment 2.0"

Hostile environment 2.0: Post-Brexit migration plans are all too familiar

New, cruel policies are about to be delivered by a department prone to incompetence

*Comment & Analysis

The government's hard Brexit policy is likely to make the economic consequences more severe

The Tories are punishing immigrants as they turn Brexit into a shambles

*Blog

"For the most part, however, what the first minister served up as part of a long-trailed effort to "refresh" her administration"

Sturgeon speech: Hinting at radical reform is not the same as implementing it

*Blog

"This is about the hypocrisy in our system – a system that privileges the choices of the very rich and punishes the families of the very poor."

While we celebrate a new royal baby, poor families are being punished for having a third child

*Blog

"This is a battle that disabled people can't fight alone"

I’m Broken, Britain: This is a battle for survival

News

"The true sanctions figures are actually likely to be higher"

Benefit sanctions shoot up 50% in six months

*Blog

"These perceptions are part of a larger ideology ingrained in society"

It’s not just young Tories who hate the working class

News

"The news raises the possibility that MPs are reporting their own constituents to the authorities when they have come to them for help."

Revealed: MPs using immigration enforcement hotline to report people to the Home Office

*Blog

"Removing memorials as sentiments change is, actually, traditional."

Bringing down statues of controversial figures isn’t new – and it isn’t wrong

*Blog

"We need better rail services – including HS3 so that we can reduce journey times and increase capacity"

Fixing the north’s transport system should be a national priority

*Blog

"The most likely explanation for Dugdale's departure is as stated yesterday evening: a personal one"

Kezia Dugdale: Why she quit and who will replace her

*Blog

"I was passionate about my work and because of the cuts I can no longer do it."

Domestic violence solicitor: ‘I’ve been forced out by government cuts’

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