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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025

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23 December, 2025

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Joe Lo
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Around £9bn is unaccounted for.

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Report: Lib Dem gains would “cut the electoral mountain” faced by Labour

Joe Lo
30 July, 2020

Starmer needs strong Lib Dems to take Tories’ majority away.

New research reveals Rupert Murdoch’s ‘extraordinary access’ to Tory government

Josiah Mortimer
29 July, 2020

“Either through accident or design, the country is being run to suit the interests of Mr Murdoch and the companies he owns.”

Revealed: Government has failed to plan for economic ‘double whammy’ of Brexit and Covid

Josiah Mortimer
29 July, 2020

Ministers have ‘little justification’ for their Brexit trade plans amid the coronavirus crash, according to a new report from the LSE.

There are big holes in Tory plans for an Amazon Tax

Prem Sikka
29 July, 2020

How this latest policy wheeze misses the big picture.

The backlash to Johnson’s ‘cycling revolution’ is coming. Greens need to speak up

Josiah Mortimer
29 July, 2020

We can’t let an angry minority of drivers slam the brakes on changes to make our streets greener and safer.

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Holidaymakers shouldn’t be punished for government’s rash announcements

Tony Burke
28 July, 2020

If they have to quarantine, they should get full pay.

Natalie Bennett: Johnson’s obesity strategy lacks ambition and urgency

Natalie Bennett
28 July, 2020

The advertising ban won’t come in for two years – and may not cover social media.

100 hospital catering staff sacked after working through pandemic

Joe Lo
28 July, 2020

Those who remain have had their hours cut.

Layla Moran: Coronavirus has shown why we need a Universal Basic Income

Layla Moran
28 July, 2020

We need a proper safety net.

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