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Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward
Affected families in Westminster after the damning report into the infected blood scandal was published
John Bird

Westminsterism may think it knows best – but dismantling it can help us move forward

Before the next government comes into office we need a root and branch audit of how governments make decisions, says John Bird
Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism
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Outgoing MP Mhairi Black on Trump, Tory culture wars and why UK is creeping towards fascism

Mr Bates vs The Post Office and the primetime push for justice
Toby Jones in Mr Bates vs The Post Office
Paul McNamee

Mr Bates vs The Post Office and the primetime push for justice

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?
Paul McNamee

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?

Who will form an Anti-Stupidity Party to save us from ourselves? 
John Bird

Who will form an Anti-Stupidity Party to save us from ourselves? 

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As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks
David Trimble John Hume and singer Bono May 1998 and Tim Wheeler
Dr Avila Kilmurray

As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks

How local politics has wilted in Westminster’s shadow
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Local elections

How local politics has wilted in Westminster’s shadow

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, 'the most adhesive of protesters'
Brian Haw
Protest

Mark Rylance: We must remember Brian Haw, 'the most adhesive of protesters'

Social media reacts as Liz Truss claims she was 'brought down by the left-wing economic establishment'
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Liz Truss

Social media reacts as Liz Truss claims she was 'brought down by the left-wing economic establishment'

Decades of initiatives didn't solve poverty. What can we do now?
poverty

Decades of initiatives didn't solve poverty. What can we do now?

Tory MP Neil Parish resigns after admitting twice watching porn in the House of Commons
Neil Parish
Westminster sleaze

Tory MP Neil Parish resigns after admitting twice watching porn in the House of Commons

The controversial new laws rushed through by the government this week
boris johnson
Politics

The controversial new laws rushed through by the government this week

What people are saying about the long-awaited levelling up white paper
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Levelling up

What people are saying about the long-awaited levelling up white paper

The government's levelling up policies are very similar to axed plans from 5 years ago
Levelling Up

The government's levelling up policies are very similar to axed plans from 5 years ago

How experts think the government should actually be levelling up the country
Levelling Up

How experts think the government should actually be levelling up the country

This government cannot be trusted with the public purse
John Bird

This government cannot be trusted with the public purse

Nusrat Ghani Islamophobia scandal ‘could put ethnic minority women off a career in politics’
Politics

Nusrat Ghani Islamophobia scandal ‘could put ethnic minority women off a career in politics’

DWP discriminated against disabled people in switch to universal credit, says court
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Universal Credit

DWP discriminated against disabled people in switch to universal credit, says court

'Pensioners died without getting their due' from DWP, says scathing report
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pensions

'Pensioners died without getting their due' from DWP, says scathing report

MPs vote through ‘deeply depressing’ voter ID laws
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Elections

MPs vote through ‘deeply depressing’ voter ID laws

'He is alone on this one': Fury at Boris Johnson excuses after PMQs showdown
boris johnson
partygate

'He is alone on this one': Fury at Boris Johnson excuses after PMQs showdown

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New Year’s Eve restrictions: What are the rules in my area?
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Politics

New Year’s Eve restrictions: What are the rules in my area?

‘Like something out of The Thick of It’: Tories blast PM’s leadership ahead of Covid vote
boris johnson
Government

‘Like something out of The Thick of It’: Tories blast PM’s leadership ahead of Covid vote