Scotland's idea of itself as an archetype of social democracy is the product of a bygone era. The left need to wake up to the fact that independence alone cannot bring a new politics, while the ...

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Horrific attacks on Gazan civilians this week confirm how far Binyamin Netanyahu is prepared to go to reach war aims ...

Indigenous women abused as teenagers by white ‘criollo’ men accuse state of neglect amid three-year fight for justice ...

Forced labour import bans are a big stick with extraterritorial reach. They appeal to civil society organisations because ...

Podemos has presented itself as a party of "decent ordinary people”, who understand the needs of ordinary citizens and are open to taking their lead from them through the participatory process ...

But while the report acknowledges many real and worrying problems, it continues to ignore the elephant in the room. Power ...

Children across the UK are used to sell drugs, and the state appears more interested in arresting them than helping ...

Climate-focused think tank InfluenceMap has uncovered that industry influence appears to have led to the delay and dilution ...

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Exclusive: Investigation reveals the extent of child domestic abuse victims, and systemic failures to protect them ...