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PROFESSOR ASIF NAZRUL was referring to Bangladesh when he said this – but his words apply beyond that country’s shores too. “It’s a government and a political party which believe that they are not accountable to anyone. It’s a dangerous ...

HOW CAN WE mix socialism and an equalities agenda? “Our socialism fights for the rights of everyone, whatever their gender, ethnicity, sexuality or background to realise their aspirations.” Rebecca Long-Bailey, candidate for Labour Party Leader •Read more about it: Thought ...

ARE the Russians really trying to boost the Bernie Sanders’s campaign – because they would like to see a more left wing US President who would be more in tune with their views? Or are they trying to keep Donald ...

A GERMAN condemns right wing terrorism as he shares details of a victim of the shooting in Hanau. “Der Bekannte meines Cousins wurde gestern in Hanau ermordet. Freunde & Cousins trauern mit diesem Foto… Wir können nicht draußen einen friedlichen ...

THIS is the unacceptable face of Priti Patel MP, Home Secretary – or maybe it’s just one of them… “[We need to] reduce the levels of people coming to the UK with low skills.” UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel MP, ...

KEN CLARKE, veteran Tory Minister, has been complaining about Dominic Cummings having a public profile. Would Cummings’s machinations be any more bearable – or the elected Government be more accountable – if this unelected official were less visible? “You can’t ...

BORIS JOHNSON has been trying to control the political advisers working at No. 11 Downing Street – but perhaps he should have been looking a little more closely over who was working back at No. 10. The rest of us ...

LIVERPOOL FC enjoy their time at the top of the Premiership. “I could tell in all the players’ faces that they weren’t nervous, they were enjoying it, and if one team was going to score it was going to be ...

IF A 40 YEAR OLD WOMAN has a string of intense but short-lived relationships and then appears to attack her boyfriend, don’t just charge her, bail her and send her home. Look after her. “We can confirm that our Caroline ...

THE CHRISTIAN Church has assigned most, if not all, dates in the calendar to the celebration of one saint or another. Most of them don’t impinge on our national consciousness – but St Valentine’s Day, on 14th February, has become ...