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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

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Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025 (2 weeks ago)

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UKIP resignation: Just some of the times Nigel Farage ‘obsessed’ over Islam

Josiah Mortimer
5 December, 2018

From defending Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ to backing the hard-right group behind ‘Londonistan’ posters…is it time Farage resigned membership of the Farage Party?

Why we can’t forget Kate Osamor’s legacy on international development

Sunit Bagree
5 December, 2018

Though not perfect, Osamor started Labour on a path to a genuinely democratic, progressive international aid policy. Here’s what her successor must build on.

Labour has just pledged to bring back legal aid to beat “flawed DWP decisions”

Joana Ramiro
4 December, 2018

Legal and human rights groups around the country celebrated the announcement.

Trump and Farage want to wage a culture war – here’s how we win it

Molly Scott Cato
4 December, 2018

Far right populism wants to win over the world spreading fake news and disregarding true facts. MEP Molly Scott Cato explains how to counterattack.

A homeless person sheltering under a concrete wall

Yes Andrew Marr, rising homelessness is a political choice

Kevin Gulliver
4 December, 2018

The BBC host lamented the rising number of homeless people on the streets of Britain during the festive season, but forgot to explain why. Kevin Gulliver writes.

Brexit legal advice: The government is treading on ‘thin ice’ by defying Parliament

LFF Reporter
3 December, 2018

Have the Tories just set the ball rolling for a fresh General Election?

From austerity to the Windrush scandal, Britain’s social contract is being torn apart

Jacqueline Courtenay
3 December, 2018

The government have shown they do not care about large sections of the population. What does that mean for our democracy?

Why the left needs to start talking about England

Dave Dyke
3 December, 2018

A new ‘Act of Union’ Bill offers either a false choice between an English Parliament and devolution. We need both – and Labour should join the conversation.

Beefeaters on the barricades? Royal Palace workers prepare to strike over pensions

Josiah Mortimer
30 November, 2018

“Our members are not paid a king’s ransom and the pension is one of the things that encourages people to stay in the job.”

With the far right on the offensive, the nature of Islamophobia is changing

Josiah Mortimer
30 November, 2018

Attacks are moving from the internet to the streets – with women and refugees among the most targeted.

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