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Attorney General Merrick Garland at war with free speech

It was a president named George Washington who said, “If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led like sheep to the slaughter,”

18 Oct 2021

Commerce head out to save jobs in America

Gina Raimondo only wears watches made by Bulova — a company that laid off her scientist father, closed its Rhode Island factory and moved production to China in 1983. The watches give Raimondo, the US commerce secretary, a sense of mission as President Joe Biden’s de facto tech minister,

22 hours ago

Austerity was a killer long before deadly COVID-19

Austerity was the central economic policy of the Tory-led coalition government that came to power in 2010. And it was a killer. A entirely man-made disease that was striking at the elderly, the disabled and the vulnerable, long before the novel coronavirus we’re living with today

23 hours ago

Healthy democracy provides safety to candidates and voters

The eyes of the political world were locked in when the candidates for governor of Virginia stepped on the stage for a debate on Sept.28. With the race between Republican Glenn Youngkin and Democrat Terry McAuliffe tightening, the table was set for a dramatic, head-to-head affair.

23 hours ago

There’s no vaccine for world hunger, on World Food Day it’s vital world leaders should act honestly now to save lives

Imagine waking up each day and wondering if you’ll be able to feed your children. This is the daily harsh reality for thousands of families facing a hunger crisis across the world.

17 Oct 2021

Amess’s death signifies bravery of those who serve people

It takes courage to be a politician, even if the bravery often takes the form of not thinking about the risks. Most of the MPs that I speak to say they don’t think about it much,

17 Oct 2021

Smallholder farmers key to curbing climate crisis

I grew up during the Korean War. Often, we had just enough to eat, but rarely enough to fill our stomachs. I was hungry all the time. Everyone was.

15 Oct 2021

Government should take serious action on women’s safety

One of the biggest ironies of the government response to the issue of women’s safety following the murders of Sarah Everard, Sabina Nessa

15 Oct 2021

Sajid Javid brings back face-to-face appointments with GPs

We’re well used to auto-parodic politics by now. So much so that it is barely even worth noting that Sajid Javid should, in the morning, launch his “rescue plan” for GPs,

15 Oct 2021