This “one in, one out” deal is no different. The plan proposes a cruel trade in people for nothing more than short-term ...

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It has since morphed into “Muslim grooming gangs”. There is this racist, Islamophobic idea floating around that there is ...

Forced labour import bans are a big stick with extraterritorial reach. They appeal to civil society organisations because ...

But while the report acknowledges many real and worrying problems, it continues to ignore the elephant in the room. Power ...

Horrific attacks on Gazan civilians this week confirm how far Binyamin Netanyahu is prepared to go to reach war aims ...

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That the government’s case for proscribing Palestine Action is both threadbare and blatantly political was on full view in the House of Commons this week. Facing a barrage of criticism from ...

Children across the UK are used to sell drugs, and the state appears more interested in arresting them than helping ...

Climate-focused think tank InfluenceMap has uncovered that industry influence appears to have led to the delay and dilution of UK policies on the roll-out of heat pumps, the development of ...