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There are no reasons to think bombs and destruction will improve the situation in Syria

Comment: Bombing Syria plays into Isis’ hands

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New court fees could be negatively impacting victims

Comment: How Grayling encouraged innocent people to plead guilty

*Comment & Analysis

Kezia Dugdale says Scots stopped listening to Labour

Kezia Dugdale: Scottish people have stopped listening to Labour

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Ken Livingstone: "Jeremy revealed his own centre ground and changed the shape of UK politics"

Ken Livingstone: It’s the Labour right, not Jeremy Corbyn, who are out of touch

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Molly Scott Cato: A Corbyn-led government could print money to fund green jobs

Comment: The Greens would welcome a coalition with Jeremy Corbyn

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Detainee's mental health was not treated seriously, claims whistleblower

Yarl’s Wood: The whistleblower’s story

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Scope has called for disabled people to be taken off the Work Programme

Comment: The Work Programme is not working for disabled people

Major reform is needed to tackle the disability employment gap

*Comment & Analysis

Human rights group vote to advocate full decriminalisation of consensual sex work

Comment: Amnesty sex worker vote ‘a victory for evidence over ignorance’

Human rights group vote to advocate full decriminalisation of consensual sex work

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Simon Danczuk: Why Labour should pause this ‘disastrous’ leadership race

*Comment & Analysis

Amnesty's latest Syria report provides a reality check for anyone still thinking Mr Assad is a force for stability

Comment: Syria’s civilians have been left to die under siege

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Sharon Hodgson says Yvette Cooper has the ideas and energy to transform society

Comment: Why our next leader should be a woman called Yvette

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The Calais crisis puts David Cameron's asylum policy in the spotlight

Pick of the week: Cameron’s family unfriendly government

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The cost of housing is often the cause of higher benefit claims

Comment: People need affordable housing not a cap on benefits

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Research shows that low income families struggle to afford food during the holidays

Comment: Filling the holiday gap – Why kids go hungry over the summer

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Members of the Fire Brigades Union on a protest march

Comment: Going on strike is our only way to fight cuts to the fire service

*Comment & Analysis

David Cameron's planned EU referendum plasters over the weaknesses in his own party

Comment: Even a Cameron victory on Europe won’t save him

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Homeless protesters in Manchester

Manchester homelessness camp likely to shut after protestors denied legal aid

*Comment & Analysis

The cost of private renting increased by 2.5% this year

Comment: Soaring rent is creating a two-tier society

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Theresa May's department in turmoil after asylum ruling

Pick of the Week: Sewel scandal, cannabis, and Home Office turmoil

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