The Tory conference was a pseudo-sacred affair, with devotees paying homage in front of Thatcher’s old shrouds — and your reporter, initially barred, only need mention he’d once met her to gain access. But would she consider what was on offer a worthy legacy, asks ANDREW MURRAY
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There’s more than meets the eye to China’s constitutional changes
DIRK NIMMEGEERS takes a look the changes made this month to China’s constitution and the effect they will have on the Communist Party
Taking a brief look at who the US president surrounds himself with reveals a team dedicated to the complete erasure of Palestine, not justice and civil rights for its people, writes TERRY HANSEN
As the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women begins in Beijing, it’s clear that China has fulfilled its commitments set 30 years ago and delivered amazing progress in women's education and equality, writes YU BOKUN
Following comments made by Robert Jenrick about the people of Handsworth, the TUC, together with 12 trade unions representing members who live and work in the area, have issued a joint letter calling for the Conservative Party to take immediate action
With the rise of Reform and the flag-raising phenomenon, it’s hard not to recall my family’s struggles with racism, from Teddy Boys attacking my pregnant mother to me being told to ‘go back to the jungle’ at only five years old, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
The move to restrict exports of the important rare earth metals that China has a 90% monopoly on has provoked Trump to declare a 100% tariff on Chinese exports and other retaliatory measures, reports DYLAN MURPHY
ON MARCH 5, the Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted not one but 21 important constitutional amendments, bolstering anti-corruption laws and the party’s leadership.
Xi Jinping might be asked to continue his presidency after his second term in 2023, but the emphasis is on Xi’s definition of socialism for China.
There is much more to the constitutional adaptations voted by the NPC than the abolition of presidential term limits, the only thing Western media seems to be really interested in.
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