Opinion
Concerns over calls for increased police powers against protests
Over half of Brits support the increased provision of police powers, including the use of water cannons, tasers and riot policing.
Donald Trump is now free to steal a second term
They say presidents are unleashed in their second terms. If the last three years have been Trump restrained, the world can’t afford to let him loose.
Dominic Cummings is creating his own Ministry of Truth
As Britain heads into one of the most important political years in recent history the very essence of truth appears to be at stake at the hands of a Ministry of Truth managed and operated by a non-elected official.
Brexit partying in parliament Square
Former Trident officer Chris Hobbs on riot police’s efforts to keep the peace in Parliament Square on Brexit Day
Brexit has given us one of the strongest pro-EU movements in the continent
When the day comes to re-join, we will be embracing the European project with open arms.
How will LGBTQ+ rights change under a Tory government in post-Brexit Britain?
No matter how many assurances this government gives, I cannot shake off the feeling that our rights may slowly erode, one unnoticeable bit at a time.
Brexiteers can have their moment, it’s all downhill from here
Years of populist rhetoric will soon become cold hard truths, and there will be a stark absence of people willing to wave their tiny flags when reality bites.
Why immigration levels won’t change much after Brexit
Despite the government’s anti-immigrant posturing to win right-wing votes, their current economic model necessitates continued immigration to the UK.
Our Government doesn’t want to help child refugees: we’ll have to make them
By Clare Moseley, founder, Care4Calais