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The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights was born out of the aftermath of the second world war. For years, work on human rights focused primarily on civil and political rights while development policy gave priority to economic and social rights....

In slashing the London Fire Brigade budget by £106m Boris Johnson has forced through the closure of 10 fire stations, cut 14 fire engines and axed over 500 fire fighters. The most worrying part is that he is still not finished. Under Johnson’s mayoralty, the fire...

I am no less proud to be a member of the Labour party than the day I joined. I am proud of everything we achieved in government. I am proud to be a party member today. And I know that the best hope for people in this country remains a united, radical and popular...

Imagine for a moment that you work on the minimum wage. You are over 21, so you are looking forward to it going up on 1 October from £6.50 per hour to £6.70. But you know that, in reality, an extra 20 pence per hour (or an extra £33 per pay packet) is not really going...