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"No matter how much the Brexiters try to pretend they are in control of this situation, the European Parliament has the final say on the EU's Brexit offering"

Britain has spent years mocking the European parliament – but now it’s in control

*Blog

"The prime minister may have avoided giving any real answers on schools this week but she will ultimately have to face up to the questions"

If Theresa May wants to avoid a schools crisis she’s going to have to start listening

*Blog

"James Brokenshire, the Northern Irish secretary, is now trying to find more time for Sinn Fein and the DUP to reach a solution"

James Brokenshire needs to get tough if he wants to save Northern Ireland power-sharing

*Blog

"Attempts to break encryption on WhatsApp are dealing with the symptom, not the cause"

Going after the likes of WhatsApp will not stop terrorism

*Blog

"The government has done much to champion the rights of those raped in war, and it should not falter now"

UK must keep up pressure on Burma over rapes of women and girls

*Comment & Analysis

"What happened on the streets of Westminster yesterday afternoon sickened us all"

May terror statement in full

*Blog

"For outsiders to see Scotland as their pain-free lab for radical economic experiments is no less contemptuous than the braying barons of Westminster"

The English left should stay out of the Scottish independence debate

The left-wing activists pinning their hopes on Indyref2 need to find another battle.

*Blog

"An incalculable loss to Northern Irish politics"

Martin McGuinness: A life of two halves

Martin McGuinness’ life shows us what happens when politics doesn’t work and when it does

*Blog

"GQRR polling published today shows that despite the referendum result Britain clearly prefers a Brexit deal that keeps us in the single market even with continued free movement of people"

Fresh polling shows Britain doesn’t want a hard Brexit

*Blog

"Ninety-six per cent of creative industry workers voted against Brexit."

Britain’s thriving art scene strangled by Brexit chaos

*Blog

"British parties need a policy on Northern Ireland’s long-term future."

Northern Ireland is leaving the union – it’s only a question of when

*Blog

"Applying a game theory approach is actually quite insightful since it provides a logical way of picking through the various claims and counter-claims of those in favour of and against leaving"

The Game Theory of Brexit

*Blog

"Dredd has gone from a noble, even heroic, guardian who maintains that all are equal beneath the totalitarian boot-heel of the law, to the upholder of a brutalising authoritarian system."

The politics of Judge Dredd

*Blog

"Councils in England are set to run up crippling deficits of hundreds of millions of pounds"

Revealed: Social care and austerity driving councils to the brink

*Blog

"It is possible to have an asylum system that is protective and supportive, which doesn't use detention"

Pointless, cruel & expensive: It’s time to close Yarl’s Wood

*Blog

"Please, I implore you, do the honourable thing. Do it now."

Enough’s enough: An open letter to Jeremy Corbyn from a former supporter

*Blog

"The expectation that Sturgeon will announce a second referendum is now widespread"

SNP mull Norway-style arrangement to solve their Brexit problem

*Blog

"London-bashing is just another easy wheeze to avoid hard thinking about the real roots of our problems"

London bashing won’t fix Britain

*Blogs

"He was a master of the now-forgotten art of imprisoning government bills in Committee to secure concessions for their release through their remaining stages in the House of Commons."

Farewell, Public Order: A Musical Tribute to Gerald Kaufman 1930-2017

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