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Conservatives Regard Human Rights as a Foreign Imposition – but They Helped Shape Them in the First Place
Human rights have traditionally been the concern of all leading political parties in the UK, both right and left‐wing.
- Conservative Party
- Human Rights
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NHS Public Inquiries are Like Groundhog Day
One of the key reasons for an inquiry is to prevent similar events from reoccurring, but for that to happen, recommendations must be implementable and implemented.
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Review: Inside the Mind of Marine Le Pen, by Michel Eltchaninoff
Michel Eltchaninoff's new book offers a timely and original look at the Le Pen phenomenon from the perspective of her thought processes.
- Elections & Campaigning
- Populism
- Feminism & Gender
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Tech Companies are Failing to Protect Children. Academics and Online Child Activist Groups Speak Out
We need to balance individual freedoms with the protection of individuals. But who should put those limits in place?
- Media
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A Lawyer’s Perspective on Corporate Governance Reform
How feasible are the proposals likely to be in practice?
- Trade
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Democracies Have Not Done Enough to Flush out Sexism
Democracies have not done anything like enough to ensure equal treatment becomes a reality.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
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Review: The Four Horsemen. The Conversation that Sparked an Atheist Revolution, by Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett
Back in 2007, four figureheads of New Atheism met for drinks and an informal discussion of their views. The video quickly went viral.
- Media
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An Elementary Primer for Politicians and Potential Chairs on Public Inquiries
Covering the very basic questions that politicians considering creating a public inquiry—and potential chairs—will need to address.
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Politics Has Turned Nasty. We Need a Return to Civility
We have to give people a feeling that democracy can deliver for them after a long period of it failing to do so.
- Parliament
- Brexit
- Labour Party
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A Crisis for Both Parties
Watching the Conservative leadership campaign would be an entertaining spectator sport, were it not that the winner will be prime minister.
- Political Parties
- Elections & Campaigning
- Brexit
