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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionI’ll tell you what’s ramping up – my anger at the UK government’s disingenuous script
Ministers talk as if the COVID-19 outbreak is all going to plan. I love escapist fantasy too, but the facts suggest...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhat does the coronavirus tell us about the West’s image of Asia – and itself?
In a time of pandemic and radical uncertainty, we face tests of individualism, governance, globalised capitalism,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionLabour must not abandon media reform
In an open letter to Labour leadership candidates, prominent figures in the party call for continued support for...
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Published in: HomeUK security services face some awkward questions when the pandemic is over
The government knew that pandemics were a major threat – and that the NHS was not ready to handle one. So why have...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionOur economic system is on life support. But who are we really saving?
Pumping new money into the economy without altering power relations will only exacerbate existing inequalities.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionStop blaming ordinary people for the UK’s pandemic failures
Boris Johnson has presided over a public policy disaster. Now, he wants you to blame your neighbours. Don't.
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Published in: ourEconomyFollowing the coronavirus money trail
Central banks are printing money on an unprecedented scale. Unless governments act, most of this will end up in the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?#Clapforcarers: why grassroots solidarity against Coronavirus matters
As people see that we all depend for our safety on the state and its health system, they realise that contra...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationThe Northern Irish ghost companies that mask crime worldwide
Exploitation of workers, corruption and money-laundering, all kept in the shadows by lax regulation. Could Northern...
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Published in: ourEconomyShould countries build stockpiles of essential supplies?
The coronavirus has led to a sharp spike in the demand for basic supplies. But the principle of stockpiling goods is not new.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWe must undo a decade of disastrous NHS reforms
Covid-19 shows how our health service has been undermined
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCan the coronavirus save the planet?
The corona crisis signifies a civilization that is dying. But it also shows a 'pluriverse' of other worlds rising up.
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Published in: ourBeeb: OpinionCoronavirus has strengthened the case for the BBC
The right has been desperate to sell of the BBC for years. But Covid-19 shows why we need public service broadcasting.
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Published in: ourEconomyLetter: the UK needs a Universal Basic Income
The Chancellor's measures to support workers in employment are welcome. Yet we must go further to make sure that...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionLondoners in lockdown are missing this magnificent monument
The Tate Modern turbine hall is exhibiting a fountain of reconcilliation for imperial crimes
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionEvery cent lost to tax havens could be used to strengthen our health and social systems
It’s women in the informal sector who are suffering the harshest effects of our broken tax system.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe British government has abandoned the Global South to coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic could be a ticking time bomb for the world’s most vulnerable people. Yet just when global...
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Published in: ourEconomyTo win power, Labour needs to heal England’s geographic divide
Stemming the divergence of interests between cities and the rest of the country is vital for any progressive agenda.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWe must catch everyone in the coronavirus safety net
I am lucky, but millions are not. The government must guarantee a liveable income for everyone – now. It will save lives.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe coronavirus crisis shows it's time to abolish the family
What does the pandemic tell us about the nuclear family and private household?