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DR MONA KAMAL tells Ben Cowles why it is everyone's responsibility to hold this Tory government to account over their failure to support the NHS properly
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Despite systemic racism and far-right hostility, Britain’s migrant and black communities continue to contribute, inspire, and resist. Through education, art, and intergenerational solidarity, the next generation can help shape a future rooted in justice, understanding, and hope, says ZITA HOLBOURNE
JULIA BARD looks at the persistence of anti-semitism on the political right – and its troubling emergence on parts of the left, too
From the mainstreaming of far-right ideas to Europe’s looming conflicts, 2025 has been a year of sharp warnings. The coming year demands decisive action before these crises escalate, writes ANDREW MURRAY
EVER since the Tories came into power in 2010, they have failed to fund our NHS properly, causing a permanent crisis for the service.
Patients are dying in overcrowded hospital waiting rooms and corridors. Our NHS staff are overworked and underpaid in understaffed hospitals.
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