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How Did the “World’s Most Successful Sports Academy” Come to be Shut Down?
The Sports Council called Haringey Cricket College the “world’s most successful sports academy”. So how did the college, which produced so many world class black cricketers, come to be shut down?
- Racism & Antisemitism
- Sport
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Why a Social Guarantee Matters now More Than Ever
What if the primary purpose of the economy was to meet everyone's needs within the limits of the natural environment?
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Labour Party
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Funding Anti-Gender Politics in Europe
Charting the funding, activities and outputs of an increasing number of activities committed to undermining sex and gender equality policies.
- Feminism & Gender
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Why the Everyday Economy is the Innovation Labour Needs
What would the politics of the economy look like if we focussed our attention on the foundational/everyday economy?
- Labour Party
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The Social Mobility Commission's New Report Reads Like a Brochure for the Conservatives
How far does the Social Mobility Commission's new report reflect the growing inclination of Conservative administrations to influence public bodies?
- Conservative Party
- Equality
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Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and the Paradox of the Active Travel Agenda
The controversy of low traffic neighbourhoods and top-down policymaking.
- Conservative Party
- Political Parties
- Environment & Climate Change
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What Does the Future Hold for Irish-UK Relations?
The contributions to a new special collection examine key elements of the post-Brexit reality, with a particular focus on Northern Ireland.
- Brexit
- Ireland
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Were Local Governments Well-Equipped to Overcome Covid-19?
What were the responses of local government during the pandemic? And what do these responses reveal about their levels of resilience?
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Police ça Change? Rethinking Institutional Racism
Cressida Dick showed a lack of understanding of the dynamics that underpin institutional racism, as well as a limited grasp of the relationship between people and the institutions they comprise.
- Racism & Antisemitism
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Anti-Palestinian Racism and the Contours of Racial Gaslighting
Rather than viewing the Israel/Palestine reality as a “conflict” of two equal sides, this analysis invites consideration of the relationship between race and power.
- Identity Politics
- Racism & Antisemitism
