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Published in:Home: OpinionMy family are trapped in Rafah. We urgently need a UK visa scheme
My relatives – those who have survived – are in hell in Gaza. Why won’t the UK rescue them as it did Ukrainians?
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Published in:Home: OpinionI pulled out of Hay Festival over its links to Baillie Gifford. And it worked
While my day at Hay last year was one of the best of my life, I couldn’t ignore its links to Israeli war crimes
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Published in:Home: OpinionThe next prime minister could fix the housing crisis. Here’s how
New analysis reveals the depth of the housing emergency – but politicians could still easily fix it if they wanted to
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Published in:Home: NewsMinister who farms beef approved £5m campaign promoting red meat
REVEALED: Public body’s drive to up red meat sales failed to mention health risks, despite privately acknowledging them
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Published in:Home: OpinionBiden’s ceasefire in Gaza is unlikely despite Israel’s fall in global standing
Israel is defiant in the face of increasing criticism from Westerners who may have previously defended the country
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Published in:Home: OpinionKeir Starmer is a liar. We deserve so much better – and we can get it
Whatever you do this election, don’t give up hope. The status quo is depressing – but there are real alternatives
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Published in: Home: NewsJoin the conversation: Readers’ thoughts on a Labour government
Every Friday we share some of your thoughts on our work. Love an article? Disagree with it entirely? Get in touch!
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: AnalysisLabour, the vampire kangaroo and a very ‘spooky’ dinner engagement
We reveal how an infamous asset manager and an intelligence-linked consultancy have been cosying up to Labour
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Published in: Home: OpinionDon’t listen to latest Tory claims – slavery and empire made Britain rich
The right wing is obsessed with ‘wokery’, but until it addresses Britain’s past, it cannot prepare for the future
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Published in: Home: NewsJoin the conversation: Readers’ thoughts on Palestine, prisons and ecocide
We want to hear from you! Every Friday we’ll share some of the interesting comments we've received over the past week
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: OpinionI escaped an authoritarian regime. I don’t feel safer in the UK
The Rwanda deportation plan is designed to keep asylum seekers living in a state of fear – we must resist it
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Published in: Home: OpinionLatin America shows why ecocide must be an international crime
Every state has an interest in prosecuting those who destroy our planet – we must ensure there are no ‘safe havens’
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Published in: Home: NewsJoin the conversation: Readers’ thoughts on Labour, Gaza and tomato paste
We want to hear from you! Every Friday we’ll share some of the interesting comments we've received over the past week
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Published in: Freedom of Information: InvestigationLabour accused of ‘racism’ after ‘disgusting’ treatment of Palestinian man
Revealed: Party refused to disclose what personal information it has on ex-supporter whose mother was killed in Gaza
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Published in: Home: InvestigationYes, HMP Wandsworth is dangerous – most prisons in England and Wales are
Ministers told to improve state of London prison – but our investigation shows its appalling conditions are the norm
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Published in: Home: OpinionLabour is headed for electoral triumph – then woe in government
The party may have a 30-point lead in the polls, but its lack of real offering to voters will soon cause problems
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Published in: Home: OpinionA new and silent land grab is underway – we must stop it
Need to reverse climate crisis is causing agricultural land in the Global South to be sold off to the highest bidder
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhy I’ve called for a global strike for Gaza
Disgusted by Israel’s latest war crimes? Inspired by the student encampments? Then follow these three steps
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Published in: Home: OpinionIsrael’s war on Gaza could spark protests that shape entire region
While media focus is on pro-Palestine protests in the US, anger in North Africa and Western Asia could boil over
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Published in: Home: InvestigationDirty, dangerous, and failing: Prison crisis revealed in England and Wales
openDemocracy's exclusive data analysis exposes systemic problems, described as ‘shameful’ by ex-prisons minister
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Published in: Home: OpinionYou can stop the Rwanda raids. Here’s how
As people face raids and deportation to Rwanda this week – we must be there for them, like the UK was there for me
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Published in: Freedom of Information: InvestigationRevealed: ‘Wild West’ for personal data undermines UK human rights
Asylum seekers and trafficking victims among individuals hit by failures to provide copies of personal data
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Published in: 50.50: NewsopenDemocracy South American reporter wins prestigious Uruguay press award
Angelina de los Santos won national press award for reporting on police failures to investigate cases of missing women
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsMPs urge action over ‘woeful lack of transparency’ in universities
Politicians call for an end to secret donations, following an investigation by openDemocracy
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Published in: Home: NewsUK professor condemns own university over collaboration with oil giant
Southampton University slammed after openDemocracy uncovered its involvement in Exxon’s ‘greenwashing’ project
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Published in: Home: Feature‘Infringing our rights’: Nigerian nurses sue over effort to stem ‘brain drain’
New guidelines require newly trained nurses to work in Nigeria for two years after 42,000 left country since 2021