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Knee-jerk legislation is not the answer to Islamist extremism
Rushed legislation is effective only in so far as it is immediate – it cannot tackle the underlying causes of crime.
The figures that should worry Labour
Ed Balls’ task tomorrow will be to establish Labour as a party that can be trusted to get its hands back on the levers of power.
Do Tory benefit cuts impact on children’s rights?
A new report suggests that young people identify several infringements of their rights in George Osborne’s economic policies.
The government seems intent on taking transport policy back to the 1980s
A road-building policy that encourages more and more cars onto the roads is not in our interests.
Raqqa: to appease Iran, Obama gives Assad’s air force a free pass for slaughter
The term appeasement is often overused, but that’s what Obama’s free pass to Assad’s air force in exchange for a hoped-for nuclear deal with Iran is.
With proper funding, vaccines can ensure that no child dies from a preventable illness
We have made substantial gains in reducing preventable child deaths, but the UK must do more to encourage other countries to invest.
We need real action to ensure fair treatment for London’s private renters
Boris Johnson’s soft touch approach to regulation leaves London’s renters at the mercy of landlords.
Five things to expect from the Autumn statement
Heroic announcements on public service spending cannot detract from the reality of our economic situation.
Why our government must be more generous with Syrian refugees
Support for the Syrian Resettlement Programme is one small act that the government could take to show that compassion is a core British value.
Ed Miliband: coalition is squeezing the middle not the deficit
Miliband will say that Britain needs a recovery for working people if the government is to ‘squeeze the deficit and not the middle’.