Britain’s prisons are at breaking point
Labour must address the overcrowding crisis, however unpalatable the solutions.
By Hannah Barnes
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Robin Simcox: “Extremism is not always a black-and-white issue”
The head of the Commission for Countering Extremism on why our categories for the threats we face are “not fit…
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The fragile crown
In an age of social media and conspiracy, the royal family is trapped between what it wants and what the…
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Inside the collapse of the Tavistock Centre
Why the world’s largest gender clinic for children is closing.
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The death of a church
The closure of a Methodist chapel on Tyneside tells a story of England’s dwindling congregations – and highlights the loss…
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The deep roots of doctors’ dissent
Disputes between the UK government and its lowest-paid physicians go back decades. They began in 1964, with the creation of…
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The price of private education
For as long as boarding school survivors govern Britain, they will inflict their own pain on the nation.
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