The meddling Prince Charles
It has emerged that the Prince of Wales has aides working in government departments which raises questions about his political neutrality.
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Politicians Need To Do More To Protect Children and Young People From The Press
A group of young people from Haringey created their own local project Positive Youth News Haringey to tackle the negative representation of youth in the media.
Opinion: Miranda’s detention is latest abuse of draconian legislation
The nine hour detention of the partner of a UK journalist should be troubling for many reasons, but first and foremost because it was done using terrorism legislation.
Opinion: Machines should benefit us all, not just bosses
Since the industrial revolution, machinery has become increasingly prevalent in industry and has often taken the place of human labourers.
Opinion: British politicians’ apathy towards sweatshops
British politicians are happy to criticise domestic employment practices, but say nothing about the conditions of workers internationally.
The British public can see fracking is no answer
Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party, argues that David Cameron’s desperation to “sell” fracking to a reluctant nation is making him look like a second-hand car salesman with a real clunker on his hand
Opinion: Islamic Apostasy Laws – A Big Disgrace in the 21st Century
Nahla Mahmoud writes about apostasy laws around the world, what they are and why they shouldn’t exist in the twenty-first century.
The day rail commuters hate
Today the Office for National Statistics publishes July’s inflation figures and we see how much train fares will go up from January next year.
The clock is ticking on surveillance
Katrina Gajevska, vice-chair of the Labour Campaign for Human Rights, explains the threat from the Communication Data Bill, known as the ‘Snooper’s Charter’.
Zero-hour economy is holding back recovery
Matthew Whittley looks at the problems with zero-hour contracts and what they tell us about our economy.