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This week we learnt that illegal drug-related deaths have now been at or near record levels for five years in a row. Thankfully, policy is shifting.

2018 has seen some major developments when it comes to nuclear weapons. It’s time to say ‘never again’, Natalie Bennett writes.

Green Party of England & Wales leadership candidate Shahrar Ali has described allegations of antisemitism as ‘shocking negative campaigning’.

Damian Hinds thinks screens are to blame for children struggling with speaking when they start school. But there are other factors at play.

There are lots of questions to answer surrounding Virgin Care’s growing role in our health service, says Unite’s national health officer Sarah Carpenter.

Migrant workers to strike across London got their first victory mere hours into walking out, as Kensington & Chelsea bring the services back in-house.

The government’s housing record is less than stellar, but Secretary of State James Brokenshire still thought it ok to threaten the Mayor of London on his. Tom Copley AM writes.

Three UKIPers have been suspended from the party following a fascist attack on a bookshop. But it’s not the first time members are busted fraternising with the far-right.

Outsourced public services should be run by locally and democratically owned social enterprises and co-operatives, not giants like Serco. Duncan Thorp writes.

Fewer referrals from NHS hospitals to private ones is generally good news. But we should keep vigilant, National Health Action Party’s Kane Shaw argues.