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*Blog

Caroline Lucas: "Smoke and flames rose sporadically into the sky as parts of the camp burn"

Caroline Lucas: The Calais Jungle now resembles a war zone

*Comment & Analysis

Are marginalised voices always the first to be silenced?

Marginalised voices are the first victims of no-platforming

*Blog

Sisters Uncut protest outside the Treasury ahead of the budget this week

Osborne’s got a plan for potholes but no permanent plan for domestic violence services

*Blog

Plain cigarette packs have not been the silver bullet public health advocates promised in Australia

Britain beware: Australia’s data on plain packs isn’t reliable

*Blog

"I'm troubled because of the things I see and hear on a daily basis."

I wish I’d never decided to work in an immigration detention centre

*Blog

Suzanne Sharkey is a former constable and undercover officer at Northumbria Constabulary

The day police told Parliament to end the war on drugs

*Blog

The number of zero hours contracts increased by 104,000 in the final quarter of 2015

Zero hours: The Tories have created a crisis of insecurity

Insecure work is increasingly defining the UK labour market

Video

Sum Sze from Hong Kong

Watch: How the £35,000 income threshold for migrants could affect me

From April non-EU migrants will have to earn at least £35,000 a year to settle in the UK

Video

Malia Bouattia from NUS explains why safe spaces are needed on campus

Watch: Why we need safe spaces on campus

*Blog

A victim of domestic violence is likely to be assaulted an average of 35 times before her first call to the police

‘There is mainly fear’: One woman’s life in an abusive relationship

*Blog

The government supports a ban on parliamentary footage being used in "a programme of political satire"

It’s time to scrap the ban on satirising parliament

*Blog

Anti-establishment feelings could make all the difference on polling day

The Remain campaign are complacent – a popular revolt could take us out of the EU

*Blog

Bulk surveillance is counterproductive and dangerous

Rushing through the Snoopers’ Charter will put our security at risk

*Blog

Anti-riot police face migrants during the dismantling of half of the 'Jungle' migrant camp in Calais

Tim Farron: Calais migrants must be allowed to join their family in the UK

*Blog

French police special forces carry out searches as part of an investigation into the deadly Charlie Hebdo attack

European Human Rights are now under siege from all sides

*Blog

Self-harm, assaults and intimidation are widespread in young offender institutions

It’s time to end the scandal of child imprisonment

*Blog

Could the British public predict the future?

Wisdom of the crowd: Polls show Brits can predict the future (sometimes)

*Blog

Many people struggle to escape the rent trap

If the government won’t deal with the housing crisis, maybe we should

Video

Campaigners from the English Collective of Prostitutes argue for full decriminalisation

Watch: Why we should decriminalise prostitution

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