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We will be returning on Monday 5th January with more hard-hitting news and comment, written by and for the UK left.
We need to talk about our rights as members of the public rather than letting corporations define them, writes Matt Hawkins.
Have we really witnessed a dramatic fall in violent crime because young people have stopped binge drinking? asks James Bloodworth.
The truth of what happened in India in 1984 deserves to be told, writes Hardeep Singh.
Ministers have chosen to combine roadbuilding and fracking in a single toxic piece of legislation.
If the Tories can shake off the nasty party image, there is ample evidence the party can build on the 16 per cent ethnic minority support they had in 2010, writes James Bloodworth.
It’s not just that we’re denied space to make the argument, it’s that we’ve failed to make a convincing case for human rights, argues Andrew Noakes.
People want a greater say when it comes to public services, according to most polling. Here’s how Ed Miliband can start to give it to them.
With the Scottish independence argument hotting up, it’s important that the issue of devolution in England is not overlooked, writes Neil Foster.
The Tories are trying to discredit food banks because the alternative would be to accept that their policies are creating poverty.
By introducing a mansion tax based on the last sale price of a property, rather than the current market value, the tax would hit only those who could afford to pay it, writes Tom Copley.
