DIANE ABBOTT explodes the anti-migrant myths perpetrated by cynical politicians and an irresponsible mass media
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Watching the Tory meltdown first-hand
In his much-delayed debut column from Parliament, ANDREW MURRAY watches the rot set in at the top, after 13 years of venal mayhem
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
As we mark the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, JOHN WIGHT reflects on the enormity of the US decision to drop the atom bombs
For 80 years, survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings have pleaded “never again,” for anyone. But are we listening, asks Linda Pentz Gunter
Labour councillor PAUL DONOVAN wonders why the right-wing party gets so much more media attention than it seems to merit
SOLOMON HUGHES asks whether Labour ‘engaging with decision-makers’ with scandalous records of fleecing the public is really in our interests
LAST week, being finally the possessor of a parliamentary press pass after a 10-month wait for approval — high-five to whoever at MI5 manages my account — I attended Prime Minister’s Questions in person for the first time in 39 years.
First question up was from Tory Michael Fabricant, who used the opportunity to wax strong on the merits of Margaret Thatcher to wild cheers from the Conservative benches.
It was like time had stood still from 1984. Clearly, the Tories still have mummy issues.
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