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Brexit risks our place in the world

George Osborne said on Wednesday that Britain should remain in European Union, but not be run by Europe. The risk is that, instead of freeing up Britain from European influence, "Brexit" would turn the United Kingdom into a European economic satellite. Business...

Our ‘tough on crime’ moment

Before New Labour, before Bambi’, before majorities of 179 and 167, before the new dawn and Things Can Only Get Better, there was this: ‘I think it’s important that we are tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime, too’. That was Tony Blair, not as leader, but...

An assault on our universal human rights

The High Court judgement on the hacking of eight high-profile actors and celebrities' phones is making history as the publisher of the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror has been ordered to pay compensation many times more than previous awards where the right for private...

Being the change we want to see

Much has been said in recent days about the need for Labour to listen, learn and reconnect with the voters. That is admirable, but does anyone know what it means in practice? As elections come and go meanwhile, and as Labour loses ever larger numbers of its...