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Granting the Sri Lankan government legitimacy like this is grotesque
In November a British delegation including the Queen is set to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka, hosted and chaired by the accused government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. If Britain wants to live up to its self-proclaimed commitment to human rights, then it should move quickly to cancel its delegation to Colombo.
Leveson: Labour has allowed itself to be cast as the enemy of freedom
Among a large part of the population, ‘Labour’ still means ‘authoritarian’. Over Leveson, it has once again revealed its authoritarian streak.
Syria is bleeding: the UK must step up and help
The international community has so far failed to fulfill its full duties towards the Syrian people. This must change. We will be presenting a petition calling upon the government to support the Syrian people using all possible political, diplomatic and economic means.
Challenge stereotypes or risk wasting entrepreneurial talent
If we want to help more young people start and run successful businesses we need to recognise the wide variety of entrepreneurial journeys that they take.
Leveson: Labour should resist Cameron’s suffocating embrace
The least worst option for Labour could be to stand up for the victims and resist David Cameron's suffocating embrace - even if that means going back to the drawing board and starting over together with the Lib Dems.
Time to put Hezbollah on EU terror list
The EU is strongest when it acts as one in the world. The weakness or reluctance of one member state impacts us all, and especially the people living in the shadow of Hezbollah's destabilizing activities.