Polanski say itβs Greens VS Labour in Manchester Mayor race
Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election, and that means Labour now has two new races to run: the first is for the position of…
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Muslim NHS nurse leads campaign to get more women cycling
An NHS worker who learned to cycle in her 40s, is preparing to take on her first ever cycling commute. Itβs part of a βSwitch…
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βDirect action is not terrorismβ: Filton 25 on the sentencing of Palestine Action defendants
Committee representing activists sentenced for βterrorismβ tells openDemocracy ruling marks a dangerous escalation
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Polanski calls out Labour plan for βmore gambling, more addiction, more devastationβ
Labourβs gambling minister has said sheβd like to see the industry βgrow.β This provoked criticism, because the gambling sector has profited by preying on those…
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Burnham Wins in Makerfield: Can the βPolitics of Placeβ Now Offer an Antidote to the Poverty of Possibility?
Having been on Reform UKβs target list as a winnable seat, Andy Burnhamβs new constituency is a microcosm of Brexit Britain and the failed legacies…
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Israel steps up witch-hunt targeting pro-Palestine voices
From Fatou Bensouda, a former International Criminal Court prosecutor, to UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese, sanctioned by the Trump administration. There are also Palestinian human rights…
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We can ban social media, but we still need to rebuild society
If ministers are serious about reducing screen time, they must rebuild the youth spaces and services theyβve shuttered
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Reform UK blames AI for Jimmy Savile photo-op flop
On 16 June, we reported that two Reform councillors had posed for a picture which suggested they would vote for Jimmy Saville. In the aftermath,…
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Makerfield βCount Binfaceβ candidate delivers a slam dunk over Farage
Political candidate Jonathan Harvey β also known as βCount Binfaceβ β stood in the Makerfield by-election for comedy value rather than in hope of winning.…
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Makerfield wasnβt the only by-election Reform UK just lost
In addition to losing in Makerfield, Reform UK lost the two seats it literally just won last month. Reform losses, Tory gains The 18 June…
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Man of the people Andy Burnham would cut DWP benefits
Andy Burnhamβs win in Makerfield means heβs being hailed as the Labour left saviour for the country β but he actually wants to cut benefits…
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Burnham promises change. Manchester suggests continuity
Makerfield result means we will likely have a new PM by September, and Britain will find out what Burnhamism really means
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Zarah Sultana mocks Starmerβs response to Burnhamβs victory
Andy Burnham just won in the Makerfield by-election, and you know what that means; Keir Starmer has lost. Although he may choose to fight in…
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βWe need betterβ: Our readersβ thoughts on social media ban for under-16s
Plus, readers discuss Andy Burnhamβs promises of growth and the sentencing of Palestine Action activists
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Inside the doomsday βcultβ spreading climate disinformation to global leaders
In Parliaments, TikTok and COP summits, AllatRa spread claims that greenhouse gases are not main cause of climate crisis
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βBurnham is a Giant Step Backwards to a Better Sort of British Politicsβ
Makerfieldβs new MP will face deep challenges if he makes it to Downing Street β but he can succeed where others haven't been able to
Read full article βMakerfield By-Election Result: How Voters Rejected Nigel Farageβs Politics of βPure Cold Rageβ
For the third time in a row Reform have sought to stoke division and violence on Britain's streets and been roundly rejected by voters as…
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βAfter Burnhamβs Win in Makerfield, the Answer Cannot be Managerial Politics with a Different Accentβ
Only structural change which seeks to transform a failing system can actually deliver a politics people will believe in, writes Labour MP Clive Lewis
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General who led shadowy army psy-ops unit is new Economist defence editor
The UK legacy media are having a normal one again. The Economist magazine just announced a currently serving British Army general would become its new…
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Expert says Belfast paramilitaries forced children into pogroms to clear drug debts
Belfast β The Commissioner for Children and Young People in the north of Ireland has said loyalist paramilitaries pressured children to engage in violent racist…
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