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Through passionate rhetoric addressing questions of identity and autonomy, the Leave campaign tapped into something the more cautious and technocratic Remain campaign failed to understand.
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Why has an independence movement flourished in Catalonia but declined in the Basque Country?
The regions’ have vastly differing political alliances and histories with the central Spanish state, says academic Caroline Gray.
300,000 people are homeless in Britain and it’s a direct result of Tory austerity
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Was Liam Fox’s consultation on the Brexit Trade Bill a sham?
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Natalie Bennett: From Bonn to Westminster, we are witnessing a peaceful political revolution
The former Green Party leader reports from COP on stories of resilience – and resistance.
Facebook’s latest move could prove a hammer blow to journalism
The media giant must stop and rethink recent changes that could undermine democracy in large parts of the world.
Why aren’t we acting on climate change? It’s simple: the power of corporate lobbying
The UN climate talks themselves are funded in part by corporations who have no wish to end our dependence on fossil fuels.