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Wera Hobhouse MP: The missing piece in the Government’s strategy to combat violence against women and girls
We Liberal Democrats believe misogyny should be recognised within hate crime legislation
The House of Lords is increasingly illegitimate
Removing hereditary peers won't go far enough to give the Lords legitimacy
How democratic is the UK?
The UK has a crisis of democracy
National Insurance is a regressive tax that hits the less well-off hardest
Compared to income tax, national insurance contributions attract little sustained scrutiny even though they provide large amounts to the public purse.
America on the cusp: phones vs fascism
We are watching a US inflexion point, where citizen action is confronting state violence and hardening authoritarianism. Where will it lead?
Labour is right to take action to protect children from the harms of social media
Labour MP Patrick Hurley explains why he supports the government’s decision to consult on further steps to protect children online, including whether access to social media should be restricted for under-16s.