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Three lessons learned about Ireland, Brexit and referendums

I have recently returned from a short trip to Dublin where I had been invited to speak to the Institute of International and European Affairs in Dublin about Brexit and what the consequences could be for the British-Irish relationship. There are three main things I...

Don’t stand by this Holocaust Memorial Day

Between June 1942 and February 1943 a small group of university students in Munich organised a peaceful campaign of resistance against the Nazi regime. Appalled by the Nazi killing of Jewish people and disabled people, and disgusted by the war crimes and atrocities...

A welcome focus on winning

Sharply contrasted against the unedifying and introspective nature of certain elements of the current Labour party, the great strength of the Beckett report is that it is firmly focused on the public and on the future. Specifically, it is a useful blueprint to the...

Equal worth

The Conservative government is proud of pointing to its track record on disability; it was in power when it legislated for the Disability Discrimination Act, under pressure from a Labour opposition. But it is far too easy to pass legislation without tackling...