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Farage doesn’t care about asylum seekers. I do. We all should. Here’s why.
Reform has said it would shut the asylum system for up to five years. I used to assess asylum applications for a living. Some of them still haunt me.
Oct 13
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Mark Kieran
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Russia interfered with the Brexit vote. What stops them undermining all our votes?
Andy Burnham is the first PM to say Russia interfered in the Brexit vote. He didn’t say it changed the result, or show the evidence. If the next…
Oct 12
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Mark Kieran
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No, Burnham isn’t scrapping voter ID. Here’s what he’s actually doing.
The right wing is getting itself in a tizzy about a bill that will let you use a valid bank card to help prove your identity when voting. Burnham’s…
Oct 11
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Mark Kieran
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Think Farage is no longer a threat? Here’s why you’re wrong.
After a frightening year, plenty of people who care about British democracy have relaxed. That is understandable. But the weak points in our democracy…
Oct 10
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Mark Kieran
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Inspector Farage and the case of the worrying whitewash
Reform has investigated and cleared itself. What it found should worry anyone considering handing it power.
Oct 8
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Cathy Monaghan
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Reform has a problem with journalists
The Trump playbook is showing up in Britain’s council chambers. When Reform gets power, journalists start losing access.
Oct 5
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Cathy Monaghan
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Day 72. The Prime Minister heard us.
Andy Burnham has put fair votes in his plan for Britain. The people who called for change deserve a real place in deciding what follows.
Oct 3
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Cathy Monaghan
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Reform’s politics of fear now comes in a stab vest
After winning control of Essex County Council, the party used public money to turn its rhetoric about asylum seekers into a visible security presence.
Sep 25
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Cathy Monaghan
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Security starts in every home. So tell us what happened.
Burnham has recognised the scale of Russia’s information war. The public inquiry Britain needs is still missing.
Sep 24
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Cathy Monaghan
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Big Tech is failing our democracy. America wants us to leave it alone.
Deepfakes are targeting British elections meanwhile Washington is pressing Britain over the rules meant to hold American tech giants to account.
Sep 20
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Cathy Monaghan
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Can a Broken Voting System Deliver a Mandate to Fix Itself?
The Prime Minister has committed to bringing about a new voting system. Now the Government must turn that promise into a credible path to change.
Sep 16
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Cathy Monaghan
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Two men, 48 hours, £72m - What’s the Problem?
Two men gave Reform more in 48 hours than every British party raised in 2025. The Government's answer is a working group with no members, no remit and…
Sep 12
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Cathy Monaghan
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Could This Be Burnham’s Biggest Own Goal?
The Prime Minister has spent years advocating for a fairer voting system. Now it looks like he’s on a path that could make that dream impossible to…
Sep 8
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Mark Kieran
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“Is anybody gonna find out?”
On Wednesday, the Commons signed-off a bill to keep foreign money out of British politics. On Thursday, Channel 4 showed us how the game is actually…
Sep 5
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Mark Kieran
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