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Paid holiday entitlements were declining in the UK in the years before the EU Working Time Directive was adopted
The divide is wafer thin, but the Scottish Conservatives could become the official party of opposition
A new documentary by Trevor Phillips promotes the idea that Muslims are homogenous and threatening
Clinton is struggling because of the strength of the Sanders challenge, but Trump has only himself to blame
The debate must not give free rein to politicians who deliberately stoke up tensions and hysteria about refugees
The conviction of a young woman from Belfast for taking abortion pills reinforces the need for safe, legal abortion provision in Northern Ireland
Racism never went away in the US — as this electoral cycle shows
Since most Leave campaigners support deregulation, it’s likely that Brexit would facilitate evasion
Without EU regulation the UK right-wing could force cuts to the postal sector, to the detriment of its employees and the public.
Last week marked 200 days since Jeremy Corbyn became Labour leader, and the Tories are in crisis
