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Shut out – Too many children are young people are being discarded by England’s education system.IEVGEN CHABANOV/ALAMY

27 Apr 2022 8 minute read

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Abandoned: Abolition in education

England’s schools funnel its most marginalized young people towards the criminal justice system, writes Zahra Bei...

21 Jan 2022 5 minute read

This article is almost two years old.

How British colonizers caused the Bengal famine

Jason Hickel shines a different light on a catastrophe that killed three million Indians.

Free-walking (‘trespassing’) is vital to building community-wide knowledge of local ecosystems.

19 Jul 2021 6 minute read

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Nature’s guardians

Dave Bangs makes the case for universal freedom to roam, and explains why he will be joining a mass...

12 Sep 2017 8 minute read

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Arrested for crossing the fracking road

Anti-fracking campaigner Tina Rothery writes on what keeps her fighting back.

18 Aug 2017 5 minute read

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Problems with England’s academies won’t stop

Warwick Mansell offers a guide to a dangerous and little-understood school reforms

17 May 2017 4 minute read

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UK General Election: ‘Big Organizing’ crosses the pond

Theresa May’s snap election announcement left many progressive organizations scrambling to start campaigning for changes to...

2 Feb 2017 3 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

Homeless in a city of empty properties

News of squatters in a Russian oligarch’s London house gives Mari Marcel Thekaekara pause for thought.

21 Jul 2016 4 minute read

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‘Politics is the battle of remembering over forgetting’

Comedian and activist Mark Thomas talks socialist sheds, working-class stories and the importance of sticking...

24 Jun 2016 3 minute read

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Brexit to hell

Farewell cosmopolitan Britain – hail mean, delusional little England. Vanessa Baird responds to the...

20 Jun 2016 3 minute read

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EU referendum – fear is the right thing to feel

As voters gear up to decide this week whether Britain should stay in or leave the European Union, Vanessa Baird...

11 Mar 2016 10 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Greece, Austerity, Brexit: What might a Plan B for Europe look like?

Claire Fauset was in Spain to hear leftwing politicians and social movements strike a claim for a new Europe...

16 Dec 2015 5 minute read

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For their eyes only

Michaela Whitton considers unlawful surveillance and the crushing of dissent.

25 Sep 2015 3 minute read

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British tribunal victory for Indian worker

Mari Marcel Thekaekara welcomes the news – but wonders when India will follow suit.

2 Jun 2015 3 minute read

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Government intrusion and the loss of human rights

14 years of fighting the ‘war on terror’ has left us all less secure, says Amit Singh.

8 May 2015 2 minute read

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Who would be English today?

Vanessa Baird tries to think positively about the UK election results...

7 May 2015 5 minute read

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One man’s attempt to unseat the Prime Minister

Stefan Simanowitz recalls the story of Reg Keys and a very special 2005 election campaign.

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