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Mike Haines and Brendan Cox are among the founders of Survivors Against Terror

War on Terror: Brendan Cox speaks up for victims

*Comment & Analysis

£88 billion would cover the salaries of over 2.5 million nurses or nearly one million senior doctors

Brexit cost analysis: Loss to economy would pay for 2.5 million new nurses

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"Fifty one per cent of landlords surveyed said that 'right to rent' would make them less likely to let a property to foreign nationals."

Home Office faces legal challenges over ‘right to rent’ migrant policy

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"I am now officially without a penny to my name and left bewildered as to where to go next in obtaining any degree of independence"

I’m broken Britain: I had no idea how bad it would get

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"Homelessness finally appears to be rising up the political agenda"

Hidden homelessness: an avoidable tragedy

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"We choose to point out that the world needs to address inequality if we are going to end poverty."

Oxfam’s Davos inequality report: Why we do this

*Blog

"One-off cash injections don't tackle the root causes of the problem"

Austerity has taken its toll on the NHS – short-term fixes are not enough

Short-termism is bad for patients and staff and it’s of little benefit to the taxpayer

*Comment & Analysis

Carillion: Collapse throws a harsh light on corporate governance and interaction with government

The questions May needs to answer on Carillion

Prime minister Theresa May says she wants to tackle corporate mismanagement. She can be judged by how she responds to the Carillion crisis.

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"Humanism is not a religion; you don't learn its doctrines and study its thought leaders"

The Home Office is deporting an atheist because he doesn’t know about Plato

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"Last year more than 3,000 NHS patients had their data passed to the Home Office for immigration purposes"

NHS data sharing with the Home Office is putting lives at risk

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"The political, social and financial contagion of Carillion's collapse will unfold for some time"

Carillion: A story of Britain’s fake markets

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"It will not be the makeup of the NEC that decides Labour's future; It will be by performance at elections and in government that Labour will be judged"

What next for Labour’s factions?

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"This year will define Britain for many years to come"

The three-stage plan to stop Brexit

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"We are in a rare moment when the scope of the negotiations can be influenced"

The success or failure of Brexit hinges on the next two and a half months

*Blog

Hunt is planning to lay a raft of secondary legislation - which doesn't require a full parliamentary vote

Hunt’s secret NHS plan opens the door to further privatisation

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"To see Farron's image unravel in the way it has this week is upsetting for many"

Farron’s worst qualities came from his faith, but so did his best

*Blog

"One constant throughout has been the long-running and severely neglected mental health crisis in our prisons."

Out of sight, out of mind: The prison mental health crisis

*Blog

"It is anticipated that Theresa May will appoint up to a dozen Tory peers this month"

The myth of an independent Lords: How peers take the whip

*Comment & Analysis

Midwinter heat: Rail fares often dominate debate after new year's day

Welfare for the rich: The truth about rail nationalisation

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