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Footballer Ched Evans arriving at Cardiff Crown Court

The Ched Evans case shows why we must start talking about consent

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'University is not necessarily the best place for every young person to achieve their ambitions'

These cuts reveal a snobbery towards young apprentices

*Blog

"Every few weeks Ms Sturgeon has to both manage expectations while also giving the troops enough to keep morale up"

Nicola Sturgeon is starting a fight she will struggle to win

*Comment & Analysis

Keir Starmer, shadow Brexit secretary, posts 170 questions for David Davis

Labour’s 170 questions for the government on Brexit

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Children and vulnerable young people are among the groups most particularly impacted by the cuts

Legal aid cuts are denying justice to the most vulnerable

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"The sense that overall UK policing is missing the point altogether is hard to shake."

Police must tackle the surge in racist attacks before it’s too late

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"Theresa May was not suddenly converted into a crackdown on immigration because of her analysis of the referendum results"

Liberal Leavers and Remainers must unite against hard Brexit

Liberals on all sides of the EU referendum divide should now unite

*Blog

"It is through these deals that Fox will eradicate the 800-year-old British commitment to equality before the law"

Liam Fox’s TTIP and CETA support shows he has no intention of ‘taking back control’

Fox has already shown a staggering lack of understanding of the fundamentals of trade and EU law

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"The evidence that the scheme causes unlawful discrimination is out there"

Making landlords into immigration officers only encourages discrimination

*Blog

"No legal manoeuvring means the UK can avoid its obligations to make sure soldiers operating abroad don't carry out human rights abuses such as torture"

British soldiers shouldn’t be above the law

*Comment & Analysis

Refugees pray at a makeshift church in the Calais camp. French authorities plan to demolish the so-called Jungle.

Britain must rescue children from the Calais Jungle before it’s demolished

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"A child could find themselves with a very different entitlement to care and support to their friend in a neighbouring town."

Councils to be allowed to opt out of child protection laws

*Blog

"It implicitly argues that violence should drive policy"

Rachel Reeves’ comments on immigration could encourage hate attacks

*Blog

"It's time we collectively reinvent the way we deal with disabilities and the workplace"

I’m Broken, Britain: Reinventing welfare for the disabled

*Comment & Analysis

The first past the post electoral system is designed for the monolithic politics of the past

The left will struggle to win again under our voting system

*Blog

"An undemocratic method of passing an undemocratic trade deal. We only have six months to stop it."

Opposition to the Canada-EU trade deal has reached a tipping point

*Blog

"Next year all families newly claiming means-tested benefits, will lose £10.45 a week"

The cost of a child: Theresa May must reverse cuts to family benefits

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"The cells are small, averaging six by eight feet, and built for single occupancy, but they often hold two or even three inmates"

Memo to the minister: If you care, this is what life is actually like in prison

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"The circumstances surrounding Hinkley have changed significantly since the initial plan."

Theresa May has ignored all the evidence against Hinkley Point

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