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The government's proposals will give them the power to veto investment decisions made locally

The Tory plot to close down local democracy

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Merhawi, 25, from Eritrea stands inside his single room accommodation in Longford last year

Racist thugs take a lesson from the Home Office’s hostility to immigrants

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Maria Miller criticised feminists for raising concerns over the trans equality report

Equality for trans people must not come at the expense of women’s safety

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Wind farms are a contentious issue

Wind turbines in your living room: The changing (political) landscape

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Voters remain sceptical of the case for exiting the EU

The campaign to leave the EU is losing the battle for undecided voters

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Nigel Farage seeks to use sexual assaults in Cologne to further the campaign to leave the EU

The campaign to leave the EU takes British politics to a new low

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Psychoactive substances bill could outlaw the supply of everyday items

Watch: How the legal highs ban could affect your shopping list

Psychoactive substances bill could outlaw the supply of everyday items

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Since introducing their version of our Psychoactive Substances Bill, the Irish have begun to make progress on real reform

Could the Psychoactive Substances Bill trigger the end of drug prohibition?

Ireland’s path to drug reform brings a glimmer of hope to British reformers

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Peter Mandelson has been appointed chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University

Peter Mandelson and the student lambs of Manchester

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The Home Office has long sought to raise the bar when it comes to proving torture in an asylum claim

Comment: Home Office reform could make it harder to protect torture victims

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A new report has found that trans people face "high levels of transphobia" from an early age

The trans inquiry report is welcome but systemic prejudice will be hard to budge

*Comment & Analysis

Arlene Foster: Approach to EU referendum could prove decisive

Meet Northern Ireland’s new first minister: A wildcard in Britain’s EU referendum

*Comment & Analysis

George Galloway: ISIS "are monsters created, wittingly and unwittingly by us"

George Galloway interview: Labour should be begging me to return

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A vote to stay in the EU means a continuation of the status quo

It’s time the left saw the EU for what it really is

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Junior doctors have voted to take strike action over new contracts

Comment: The government’s catastrophic mishandling of the junior doctors saga has put patients at risk

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Simon Danczuk is accused of abusing his position of power as an MP

Don’t laugh too hard at Simon Danczuk – his treatment of women isn’t funny

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The Labour leadership uncovered a disconnect between pundits and the main opposition party

British Politics in 2015 – the year pundits got almost everything wrong

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If things are this bad after 100 days of Corbyn, what will it be like after five years?

Comment: Labour’s split now looks inevitable

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Tom Watson delivered a speech on the need for open government, this morning

‘David Cameron is governing from the shadows’ – Tom Watson’s speech on open government

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