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Opinion: the Home Secretary probably shouldn't resign over the inquiry debacle

Opinion: the Home Secretary probably shouldn't resign over the inquiry debacle

On the 2nd of April, the Home Secretary DavidSwifty announced that the Government will be holding an inquiry into discrimination in law enforcement: in particular, racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. This concept has been almost universally well received, given the undeniable racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia that exists within police

sunlightatnight: We need stable opposition - an open letter to the LPUK

An open letter to the Libertarian Party by the Business and Economic Development Secretary, sunlightatnight MP

lily-irl: What happened with Brexit?

lily-irl: What happened with Brexit?

My experiences negotiating an exit from the European Union, from scheming ministers to a hostile Parliament

Opinion: Why did Brexit become political orthodoxy?

Opinion: Why did Brexit become political orthodoxy?

shetgirl3456 writes for the Independent

ARichTeaBiscuit: Government Action on Flooding Pledges is Needed

ARichTeaBiscuit

ARichTeaBiscuit: Government Action on Flooding Pledges is Needed

Despite pledges in the Queen's Speech that were well received by all parties, the government has fallen short on its promises to protect communities from floods, writes ARichTeaBiscuit

America's shift to alt-right authoritarianism

America's shift to alt-right authoritarianism

The recent BLM protests shine an uncomfortably harsh light on America's alt-right authoritarianism, writes no one in particular

ARichTeaBiscuit: Decisions should be based on facts, but ignoring emotional factors is folly

ARichTeaBiscuit: Decisions should be based on facts, but ignoring emotional factors is folly

Politicians can't be expected to make decisions on facts alone: there is a place in decision-making and parliamentary discourse for emotion, writes the Leader of the Opposition

ARichTeaBiscuit: the LPUK's Fair Playing Field Bill could prevent the government from saving jobs

ARichTeaBiscuit: the LPUK's Fair Playing Field Bill could prevent the government from saving jobs

Emergency nationalisations, such as the ones that have taken place in the past under Conservative governments, could be imperilled by the bill

ARichTeaBiscuit: China's human rights abuses need to be addressed by the UK

ARichTeaBiscuit: China's human rights abuses need to be addressed by the UK

Parliament's refusal to stand up to Chinese abuses while they use their soft power in the developing world is unjustifiable, writes ARichTeaBiscuit

SoSaturnistic: The ‘fair playing field bill’ is not only redundant, but it threatens public services

SoSaturnistic: The ‘fair playing field bill’ is not only redundant, but it threatens public services

The Libertarian Party UK's latest legislation to be put before the House of Commons is problematic on numerous fronts, writes SoSaturnistic

SoSaturnistic: A hidden crisis lies within the devolution bill

Welsh Justice Devolution

SoSaturnistic: A hidden crisis lies within the devolution bill

The bill that seeks to devolve justice, while well-meaning, has a worrying conflation between conferred and reserved powers models of devolution, writes SoSaturnistic

Controversy and Turmoil: Behind The Purple Curtain

ThreeCommasClub writes for the Independent.

SamuelJBooker: My return to frontline politics

SamuelJBooker: My return to frontline politics

The communications director for the newly formed Change Party writes in the Independent.

Secretary_Salami: The case for British Ice Hockey

How Britain could and should host the 2026 IIHF World Cup

Op-Ed: German Economics in the 1930's, a history lesson with Kate

Op-Ed: German Economics in the 1930's, a history lesson with Kate

Never again means never again.