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Alistair Carmichael MP: Plans for voter ID are a ‘dagger at the heart of our democracy’
'Mandating proof of identity at polling stations would exclude significantly more people from the democratic process than it would prevent people from committing fraud on polling day. '
Nine new billionaires created due to profits from Covid vaccines, says campaign group
According to the People’s Vaccine Alliance, the nine new billionaires have a combined net wealth of $19.3 billion, enough to fully vaccinate all people in low-income countries 1.3 times.
Anne McLaughlin MP: The Tories are bringing their culture war into law
'It is kneejerk, populist and fascistic law-making to protect the lies of benevolent imperialism, and it is a dangerous attack on all of our civil liberties.'
Sarah Champion MP: The government is ‘failing the world’s poorest’
'We desperately need a clear commitment to international development with well targeted aid that listens to the Global South.'
Natalie Bennett: The government’s new green plans are riddled with holes
It's time to unpick the Tories' misleading environmental promises.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 3, May 2021
Our roundup of the progressive news the media missed.