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The government's white paper is a distraction from the real problems facing schools

Tory academisation programme will rob local people of power over schools

*Blog

Asylum seekers have reported being distressed by frequent moves between properties and away from essential services

The private companies putting asylum seekers in slum housing

*Blog

Boris has failed to tackle the housing crisis in London

Boris Johnson’s broken promises to tackle the housing crisis

*Blog

Caroline Lucas: "Smoke and flames rose sporadically into the sky as parts of the camp burn"

Caroline Lucas: The Calais Jungle now resembles a war zone

*Comment & Analysis

Are marginalised voices always the first to be silenced?

Marginalised voices are the first victims of no-platforming

*Blog

Sisters Uncut protest outside the Treasury ahead of the budget this week

Osborne’s got a plan for potholes but no permanent plan for domestic violence services

*Blog

Plain cigarette packs have not been the silver bullet public health advocates promised in Australia

Britain beware: Australia’s data on plain packs isn’t reliable

The UK is about to switch to plain packs – but the data coming from the Australian experiment isn’t very convincing

*Blog

"I'm troubled because of the things I see and hear on a daily basis."

I wish I’d never decided to work in an immigration detention centre

A guard in an immigration detention centre reveals why his job keeps him up at night

*Blog

Suzanne Sharkey is a former constable and undercover officer at Northumbria Constabulary

The day police told Parliament to end the war on drugs

*Blog

The number of zero hours contracts increased by 104,000 in the final quarter of 2015

Zero hours: The Tories have created a crisis of insecurity

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Sum Sze from Hong Kong

Watch: How the £35,000 income threshold for migrants could affect me

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Malia Bouattia from NUS explains why safe spaces are needed on campus

Watch: Why we need safe spaces on campus

*Blog

A victim of domestic violence is likely to be assaulted an average of 35 times before her first call to the police

‘There is mainly fear’: One woman’s life in an abusive relationship

*Blog

The government supports a ban on parliamentary footage being used in "a programme of political satire"

It’s time to scrap the ban on satirising parliament

*Blog

Anti-establishment feelings could make all the difference on polling day

The Remain campaign are complacent – a popular revolt could take us out of the EU

*Blog

Bulk surveillance is counterproductive and dangerous

Rushing through the Snoopers’ Charter will put our security at risk

*Blog

Anti-riot police face migrants during the dismantling of half of the 'Jungle' migrant camp in Calais

Tim Farron: Calais migrants must be allowed to join their family in the UK

*Blog

French police special forces carry out searches as part of an investigation into the deadly Charlie Hebdo attack

European Human Rights are now under siege from all sides

*Blog

Self-harm, assaults and intimidation are widespread in young offender institutions

It’s time to end the scandal of child imprisonment

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