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"Brexit is not a zero-sum game. All the sides have the potential to lose something"

Brexit is not a poker game: How political metaphors mislead us

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Jeremy Corbyn, seen here at Glastonbury, has never been more popular

Jeremy Corbyn is a politician. Stop pretending he’s the messiah

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"The first minster barely budged an inch"

Indyref2 is still on the table

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"While the election may represent the end of Brexitland, Brexit continues"

The Brexit vision is over

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Having been on the ropes in March, Arlene Foster is now in the ascendant

What the DUP have negotiated is much smarter than many predicted

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See you again in 2019?

The DUP will be back for more

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"The UK government is due to publish a full proposal today, which will hopefully have answers"

Theresa May’s proposals must give EU citizens more certainty

EU citizens awaiting a decision on their fate will be hoping for answers today

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"This sort of thing ought to stand out for its obvious double standard."

McDonnell has shown his double standards by attending a Cuba Solidarity Campaign event

John McDonnell should support Cuba’s democratic left, not the dictatorship

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"Had the the left-of-centre vote not remained so terribly split, the 2017 election could have returned a whopping progressive majority of 124 seats"

What should Britain’s progressive majority do next?

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Brexit talks have got off to a rocky start for the British government

The public are swinging behind soft Brexit

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The government is trying to avoid any repeat of the Grenfell Tower disaster

The facts behind the 600 fire-risk tower blocks figure

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"Money and potential is wasted if we do not support people once they are released"

Lack of government support after prison fails both individuals and society

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"Conservative politicians now say May should be more open to consulting her Cabinet and parliamentary party"

If May is serious about Brexit she needs to be straight with the public

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Members of the Focus E15 housing campaign at a protest in Westminster

Homelessness in England up 50% since 2010

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The government is in a quandary over school funding cuts

Queen’s Speech leaves schools funding in limbo

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"The choice to ignore an opportunity to carve out a progressive vision for a politically re-engaged country may well be yet another nail in the coffin of this government"

The Queen’s Speech highlights a government out of touch with its people

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"The UK's prime minister is seeking support for her government in negotiations with a party leader who lost her hold on government over serious questions about the use of public funds."

DUP deal risks damaging the UK’s reputation on fighting corruption

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The Queen's Speech made little mention of austerity - or plans to ease off on it

A non-speech for a non-government’s non-manifesto

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"I work harder and decide to go back to education. I bulldoze through the barriers of academia in another language and graduate with a masters degree at distinction level in my pocket"

‘I ignore the comments and move on’: One woman’s life as a refugee in the UK

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