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UKIP is a threat to Labour – it needs a serious response
Many wrongly see UKIP as a net positive for Labour – this is wrongheaded. Labour needs to get serious about UKIP, says Sam Fowles. Last week Nigel Farage announced his ambition, not just to be David Cameron’s “worst nightmare” but Edtest
Female, private school educated: there is no such thing as a “typical” extremist
The case of Aqsa Mahmood shows a shortfall in government intelligence on Islamism, namely the link between its violent and non-violent forms
From Russia to ISIS, NATO needs to act
The President’s recent admission that he has no strategy on ISIS spoke volumes to the lacklustre response to current crises
The UK must not fall for the Putin smokescreen
Reactionaries from Sir Edward Lewigh to the Stop the War Coalition want us to forget the crimes, past and present, of Putin – and we absolutely should not
The nonsense of shareholder ownership: what we should know
Neoliberals claim that shareholders are the owners of companies. This is nonsense, argues Austin Mitchell MP and Prem Sikka, Professor of Accounting, University of Essex
Government treatment of non-dependants: the scandal of poverty wages
Thomas Stephens explains how the Coalition are doing nothing to address poverty wages while hurting non-dependants hard
Dogging or votes? We need change for political engagement
More people are dogging than are members of political parties: what a comment on modern politics
‘I was the victim of a grooming gang’: a personal story
Helen, who remains anonymous, discusses her experiences as the victim of a grooming gang
New surge in support for Scottish independence
A surge in support for the Yes campaign has come at the same time as some question Alistair Darling’s leadership
Struggling with payday loans is still on the rise
People struggling on payday loans has risen by 42 per cent in the last year – the industry still needs to be reformed