Archive of July 2018
Prison crisis: Have we reached a turning point?
Gauke's progressive-sounding steps for prison reform are a start but there is still a mountain to climb
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Brexit: Trade agreement with China is far from a done deal
After Brexit we'll need China much more than they'll need us
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Change to planning rules could lead to thousands more affordable homes
Loophole used by developers to avoid building affordable housing has been closed
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I'm Broken Britain: I'm losing all hope
The latest instalment from an anonymous benefit claimant
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It's time to ditch the term 'fake news'
Select committee is right to reject the term
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Newsnight's heatwave tweet shows BBC still vulnerable to false balance on climate change
Old habits die hard as corporation treats hot weather as "probably part of natural cycles"
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Corbyn's right: The country needs a govt that'll invest in it
Despite the lack of a Brexit policy, Corbyn is one of the few politicians grappling with economic failure
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'Insufficient emotive terminology': The bizarre reasons the govt denies asylum to LGBTQI+ people
The Home Office seems desperate to prove LGBTQI+ asylum seekers are lying about their sexual orientation
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Fixing the Northern Ireland stalemate: strip power down to a local level
With Northern Irish politics deadlocked, delegating powers to the local level seems the only solution
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Time for TV debates: If May’s still confident in her Brexit plan she should sell it to the public
Fifteen minutes on Marr every few weeks simply isn’t enough.
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Cameroon’s Schools Are Under Attack, And The UK Can Help Stop It
Strong ties between Cameroon’s English-speaking region and the UK could help calm conflict in the region
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Boris' Brexit dream is over - it's time to wake up
The truth behind Boris Johnson's notion that the "Brexit dream is dying"
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A proposal for the centre-left: stop dreaming of a new party and think about how you'll work with Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour is divided and divisive, but a new centre-left party is not a solution
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Where is the Brexiter consistency on Vote Leave breaking the law?
Brexiters greeted news of Vote Leave breaking the law with deafening silence
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Why freedom of movement may be a lot more popular than you think
Why freedom of movement is far more popular than we expect
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Dark money behind Brexit shows the urgent need to reform our democracy
Outdated legislation and rules governing elections and referendums need urgent reform
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Don't be fooled - the Chequers plan is still economic suicide
Brexiters have never understood the basic point: this was never a negotiation of equals
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A medicine, not a magic cure: The facts behind cannabis
The lack of knowledge about cannabis-based medicine is an obstacle to it being introduced in the NHS
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Trump is a one-man argument for nuclear disarmament
The volatility of the US president shows why a nuclear deterrent is so unreliable and dangerous
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Terror of Brexit: Will any MP show leadership on immigration?
The political victims of Brexit have been scattered in its wake
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It's time for the Conservative party to treat prostitution as the violence against women it truly is
If the government is really interested in women's equality, it should address the issue of prostitution.
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Upskirting: Bill salvaged by government at extraordinary speed as critics dismissed
Government acted swiftly and decisively since Christopher Chope shouted down Wera Hobhouse's private members bill
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Unless the Tories pick a Remainer for London mayor, they'll be slaughtered
If Rosindell is Conservatives' best London mayoral candidate, they might as well not bother
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This is why May's third-way Brexit compromise doesn't work
May's third-way compromise policy on post-Brexit relationship with the EU is insane
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The health case against fuel
Plans to unfreeze fuel duty in order to boost NHS should be just the start
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