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A glimpse of an Osborne-led government

The spending review was a clear pitch for the leadership, a glimpse of how our country with its diverse communities would look under a George Osborne-led government. This was a speech carefully constructed around words of security, both economic and national, of...

George Osborne’s student betrayal

As ever with a George Osborne spending review, the devil is always in the detail. So while the theatre of the autumn statement was taking place, my nose was buried in the blue book that details every decision in the spending review. Sure enough, page 93 contained a...

An open letter to Ken Livingstone

Dear Ken, I was there at Edgware Road on July 7 2005 when Mohammad Sidique Khan detonated a bomb killing Laura Webb, Colin Morley, Jennifer Nicholson, David Foulkes, Jonathan Downey and Michael Brewster, and maiming many others. The scenes at Edgware Road were beyond...

How Europe is fighting violence against women

This week we celebrate the courageous women who have spoken out, taken action against or helped some of the most vulnerable women overcome gender-based violence. Their stories are as chilling and poignant as they are optimistic and brave. Examples were highlighted on...