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Trump has reminded LGBT people how fragile our rights really are

From Where I Stand — His banning of trans people from serving in the US military is a wakeup call: The fight for our freedoms is far from over.

  • Opinion
  • Michael Segalov

'Death here and promises of more': On police brutality and the fight we must win

From Where I Stand — This weekend 20-year-old Rashan Charles was killed by police in Hackney. It's hard to swallow the idea that Britain is a 'post-racial' utopia when black bodies meet their end on our streets.

  • Opinion
  • Otamere Guobadia

If Corbyn's Labour wants to call itself pro-worker, it must be proudly pro-migrant too

From Where I Stand — The press might be hyping up an off the cuff remark from Corbyn about migration hurting workers, but Labour must stick to a principled, pro-migrant stance, argues Eleanor Penny.

  • Opinion
  • Eleanor Penny

I worked in the government for years – now I’m an anarchist

‘The system isn’t working’ — After a long and successful career as a British diplomat, Carne Ross suffered a crisis of faith. Here, he discusses the dangers of our current political order.

  • Opinion
  • Carne Ross

Labour pledged to scrap tuition fees and they will do. Ignore the Tory lies

From Where I Stand — The Tories are trying to smear Corbyn over Labour's pledge to scrap tuition fees, once again treating young voters with absolute contempt.

  • Opinion
  • Michael Segalov

Everybody watches it, so why can't we have a grown up conversation about porn?

From Where I Stand — The UK government wants all adult sites to use age verification and Britain is once again hysterical. Everyone watches it, so let's have a nuanced debate, argues Abi Wilkinson.

  • Opinion
  • Abi Wilkinson

Life expectancy is flatlining in Britain, the Tories are cutting years off our lives

From Where I Stand — Since the Conservatives came to power in 2010 life expectancy in Britain has near enough stopped increasing, after a century of constant growth.

  • Opinion
  • Michael Segalov

Naomi Klein says Grenfell Tower is "lovelessness in public"

A tragedy of fake facades — Cult writer Naomi Klein has been debunking neoliberalism's gilded promise since the 1990s. Grenfell Tower, she says, is yet another tragic reminder that beyond the golden surface lies a rotten core.

  • Activism
  • Andrea Kurland

You're right to worry about a revolving door between the Tories and the BBC

From Where I Stand — Last night news broke that two senior BBC political journalists held meetings with the Tories about moving to work at Number 10. No wonder the Beeb is out of touch with the political reality of today.

  • Opinion
  • Tom Mills

If Trump does make a sneak visit to Britain, he'll see we (still) don't want him

From Where I Stand — Even if Donald Trump only makes a sneak trip to the UK now his state visit has been cancelled, the British public will make it clear he's still not welcome.

  • Opinion
  • Michael Segalov

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