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When the floods recede, commitment to act on climate change must surge
If we are to find a positive from these devastating floods, it must be a renewal in our efforts to contain the worst of climate change.
Tower Hamlets Labour Party can be proud of its record on diversity
This article is a response to a piece by Anwar Khan which appeared on Left Foot Forward on February 12.
The Rushdie affair is as important today as it was 25 years ago
On this day 25 years ago, the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling on Muslims to execute everyone involved in the publication of Salman Rushdie’s 1988 novel The Satanic Verses.
CCHQ taking credit for Labour’s record on violent crime
The Tories are claiming credit for a fall in violent crime that mostly occurred under Labour.
David Cameron is surrounded by climate deniers
The Tory party is rife with climate change sceptics.
Fears of return to the past as dissidents target UK mainland
Fears were growing last night that dissidents in Northern Ireland could be attempting to step up their efforts to derail the peace process.
September 18 is decision day for Scotland: build a prosperous future on foundation of the pound, or take a leap into the unknown
It is now clear the only way to retain sterling as the anchor of our future prosperity is to keep Scotland within the United Kingdom.
Spain cracks down on judicial human rights activism
The Spanish Parliament has voted to press ahead with a bill which will limit the ability of Spanish judges to pursue human rights cases outside the country.
The University of Edinburgh has put the rights of bigots above those of women
Genuine equality issues are taking a back seat to accommodating religious intolerance in student politics.
People’s Parliament week one: revolution and prison abolition
The People’s Parliament is a new discussion series, hosted by John McDonnell MP, with the aim of livening up and providing political depth to the debate in the run up to the next election.