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Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (6 days ago)

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Tax cuts and parking reviews will not save the high street

Paul Swinney
13 December, 2013

In order to support the High Street, government needs to drop its obsessive focus on it.

Gender segregation guidelines withdrawn by Universities UK

James Bloodworth
13 December, 2013

In a stunning victory for the campaign against gender segregation in British universities, Universities UK has now dropped its controversial guidelines which would have allowed visiting speakers to segregate students on the basis of their gender.

Gender segregation ‘not permissible’ under equality law

James Bloodworth
13 December, 2013

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has ruled that segregation as proposed by the vice-chancellors’ body is “not permissible” under existing equality laws.

Iain Duncan Smith says he’s going to stop benefit tourism. What benefit tourism?

James Bloodworth
13 December, 2013

The Quiet Man is turning up the volume. We wish he wouldn’t.

Help to Buy risks ‘detonating a bomb under the British economy’, says Cameron housing advisor

James Bloodworth
13 December, 2013

George Osborne’s flagship Help to Buy housing scheme is dangerous and risks “detonating a bomb under the British economy”, David Cameron’s new housing advisor has said.

DUP express limited support for Nothern Ireland immunity proposal

Ed Jacobs
13 December, 2013

A senior member of the Democratic Unionist Party has indicated that the party might support the idea of giving immunity to those accused of atrocities in Northern Ireland.

Students will not be intimidated by the police

Tom Harris
12 December, 2013

Yesterday’s demonstration was a clear statement that students will not be intimidated by the police, writes Tom Harris.

It’s time to support the freedom to worship

Ed Jacobs
12 December, 2013

By denying Christians their ability to follow their faith, too many countries so cruelly deny them a hope that the world so often lacks. It’s time it ended.

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12 December, 2013

Look Left, our daily political round up, will be going out shortly.

A future Labour government ‘will not tolerate’ gender segregation in our universities

James Bloodworth
12 December, 2013

Labour shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna MP has spoken out strongly over the dicision by Universities UK to permit gender segregation on British university campuses.

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