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Rishi Sunak leaves No. 11 Downing Street ahead of his summer statement to Parliament (photo: Press Association)

Sunak’s ‘V-shaped’ gamble

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Can we take the chancellor’s patriotic appeal seriously when the government is spending billions of pounds of taxpayers money each year on procuring goods and services from foreign owned companies?

Chancellor should follow his own advice when it comes to British business

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Joe Biden speaking at a rally at the end of June: Despair remains the greatest obstacle to a Biden presidency

‘Despair’ the greatest obstacle to a Biden presidency

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Amid a crisis exacerbated by underlying inequalities, lodgers face more inequality than most

‘As far as I care, you can sleep in your car’: The Corona tenants

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Labour’s move away from one-slate-takes-all results must be the precursor to backing fair elections at Westminster.

Starmer must commit to ‘real democracy’ at Westminster

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Beaches across the UK were drowning in litter after lockdown restrictions were eased: Covid should provide an opportunity to re-examine consumption and waste

Don’t waste the post-Covid opportunity to build back better

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NHS contact tracing app: the government's approach has not inspired public confidence

Contact tracing app: Where did it all go wrong?

Ireland’s contact tracing app shines a light on where the UK went wrong.

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Covid-19 has led to global humanist crackdown

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to many countries cracking down on humanists’ freedom of thought and expression, with some countries blaming the non-religious for the pandemic, while the restrictions imposed by many others have left closeted humanists trapped with their hostile families. Those are the findings of this year’s Freedom of Thought Report, published today… Read more »

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Government must end pension inequality for low-income workers

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) urges swift action to end the injustice that people on low incomes (mostly women) are charged 25 per cent more for their pension contributions due to the way their employers’ pensions schemes operate.