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Who watches the watchmen?: the case for surveillance juries
On Monday the shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper gave a speech at demos.
The Left must resist partisanship on extremism
Extremism may never be too far from the gaze of the topical political commentator, but events in Woolwich and subsequent EDL activity have ensured a stark rise in the column inches expended in service to the issue.
Labour and the unions: Now the ball is in the Tories’ court
In the wake of today's speech Ed Miliband will face the biggest test of his leadership thus far - and it is a test of his own making.
We should applaud the European Union for recognising the right to freedom *from* religion
Amidst all the hoopla in the United Kingdom about 'losing rights to Brussels', a predominantly biased anti-EU media fraternity has ignored a monumental step taken by the European Union towards the protection of secular rights.
The Immigration Bill does little to solve the real housing issues
This week the government launched a consultation into their proposal to require private landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants.
When the royal baby is born will any politician dare to be a modern Keir Hardie?
Soon William and Kate will have a baby and there will then be a ritual outpouring from the political class united in its uncritical adulation for the institution of royalty.