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Published in: Home: OpinionIt’s not the break-up of Britain… yet
Election results show that the ground is shifting in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. But the future of the UK...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhile ‘beergate’ dominates headlines, UK politics quietly changes forever
The pundits of London’s metropolitan media are focused on Keir Starmer’s curry. But they’re all missing the bigger story
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsPolicing bill: MPs have one last chance to protect the right to protest
Protesters are urging MPs to ‘use their privilege for power’ next week when the notorious bill returns to the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: FeatureFamilies’ plea over ‘barbaric’ indefinite prison sentences for minor crimes
Exclusive: Thousands left in English and Welsh prisons without release dates, despite controversial indefinite...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: FeatureUK Traveller communities fear ‘cultural annihilation’ over upcoming trespass laws
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people face imprisonment or hefty fines under new England and Wales Police Bill that...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionAs a former officer, I'm horrified by England and Wales’s Police Bill
The bill could spell the end of policing by consent – and force police leaders to decide whether to use draconian...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe Welsh government is escaping scrutiny over COVID-19
A landmark report showed Westminster’s terrible mistakes in the pandemic. But Wales made its own mistakes, too
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Published in: Live discussionsIs Britain breaking up?
With Scotland voting on Thursday in an election that could lead to a second independence referendum and increased...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMaking hope possible in Wales: interview with Plaid Cymru leadership candidates
openDemocracy interviews the three candidates for leader of Plaid Cymru about the future of Wales and the UK.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The EU as Britain’s constitutional stabiliser?
More than it thinks, Britain may need its membership in the EU for the preservation of its national integrity and of...
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Published in: HomeMeeting Lofa
“In the Kenyan camp there are second generation and third generation refugees,” I said, “Can you imagine somebody...
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Published in: HomeParticipation and foresight: putting people at the heart of the future
The demise of the Commission at the stroke of a Minister’s pen demonstrated the fragility of such bodies. So Welsh...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Mind your language
As Marine Le Pen calls on French citizens to renounce dual citizenship in France’s presidential election campaign,...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKForward Wales: five ways Welsh progressives need to take back control
The fallout from Brexit is an existential crisis for the future of devolution and Wales’ so-called ‘progressive’ identity.
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Published in: HomeThe Think Project, Brexit and the urgent need for better citizenship education
The Think Project in Wales, born from a project to combat home-grown Islamic extremism, demonstrates that open...
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Published in: ourBeebTowards better broadcasting in Wales
Public service broadcasting in Wales is on a knife-edge and there are loud demands for reform. The response will...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIs Corbyn too pally with tyrants and other pariahs?
Why is it so hard for the left, both pro and anti-Corbyn, to resist the logic of "my enemies' enemies are my...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBritain started the fossil fuel age. Now it’s our chance to end it
The Welsh Assembly is due to vote on a cross-party motion which, if it passes, will cease all new fossil fuel...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIf the union is to survive: Jonathan Edwards' speech on devolution
The Houses of Parliament discussed the aftermath of the Scottish referendum this week. This is the speech Plaid...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A new way of challenging racism and far-right ideas in young people
Through open dialogue and debate we seek to understand why they feel the way they do. Then, we aim to give them the...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job