Archive of August 2015
Comment: Iain Duncan Smith has shown he is no longer fit for work
'Devious' Work and pensions secretary has presided over a series of scandals
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Dear David Cameron. Please change course on refugees
The UK's approach to the refugee crisis lacks both compassion and good sense
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Pick of the week: Corbyn's carriages, electoral pacts and cannabis laws
Our five most-read stories this week.
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Comment: The government's response to the cannabis petition is fatuous, dishonest and misleading
Ministers continue to ignore public opinion on the legalisation of cannabis
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Home Office presses ahead with Afghan deportations as country unravels
Lawyers are fighting to prevent deportations to Afghanistan
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Pick of the week: Corbyn, coups and coalitions
Our five most-read stories this week
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Comment: Higher fences will not solve the Calais migrant crisis
The UK and the EU should be providing legal routes for refugees
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Comment: Forget economics. It's Corbyn's foreign policy which is really dangerous
Jeremy Corbyn's pacifism would sacrifice the Kurds to Isis
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Campaigners call for a full assessment of the impact of cuts on disabled people
Disabled campaigners say the government is refusing to carry out a full assessment of the impact of cuts
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Anti-vaping campaigners are a threat to public health
The perception that vaping is as dangerous as smoking cigarettes could be devastating
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Comment: Bombing Syria plays into Isis' hands
The drum-beat of war in Syria grows louder by the day – but MPs must hold firm against another bombing campaign
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Comment: How Grayling encouraged innocent people to plead guilty
The impact of new mandatory court charges
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Kezia Dugdale: Scottish people have stopped listening to Labour
The new leader of Scottish Labour on the huge task ahead of her
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Ken Livingstone: It's the Labour right, not Jeremy Corbyn, who are out of touch
Former London mayor defends the left-wing frontrunner in the Labour leadership race
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Comment: The Greens would welcome a coalition with Jeremy Corbyn
Labour should form a Red-Green alliance with the Greens under Jeremy Corbyn
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Pick of the week: A Corbyn coup
Our five most popular stories this week including Yvette Cooper, trade unions and lots of Jeremy Corbyn
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Yarl's Wood: The whistleblower's story
Mental health nurse describes life inside the notorious detention centre
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Comment: The Work Programme is not working for disabled people
Major reform is needed to tackle the disability employment gap
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Comment: Amnesty sex worker vote 'a victory for evidence over ignorance'
Human rights group vote to advocate full decriminalisation of consensual sex work
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Simon Danczuk: Why Labour should pause this 'disastrous' leadership race
Labour MP blames Ed Miliband for the rise of Jeremy Corbyn
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Comment: Syria's civilians have been left to die under siege
Amnesty's latest Syria report provides a reality check for anyone still thinking Mr Assad is a force for stability
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Comment: Why our next leader should be a woman called Yvette
Shadow children and families minister explains why she's backing Yvette Cooper
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Pick of the week: Cameron's family unfriendly government
Our top five stories of the week
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Comment: People need affordable housing not a cap on benefits
Benefit cap is failing to tackle the cause of high benefits
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Comment: Filling the holiday gap - Why kids go hungry over the summer
Why the government must act to stop children going hungry during the school holidays
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