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Our under-resourced legal aid system is dangerous. It needn’t be this way

Our under-resourced legal aid system is dangerous. It needn’t be this way

Extra £20m of spending should be celebrated, but it pales in comparison to funding for hostile environment policies
Frances Timberlake 18 Dec 2024
BR-319: A highway to climate chaos in the heart of the Amazon

BR-319: A highway to climate chaos in the heart of the Amazon

As Brazil prepares to host COP30 next year, its government is embarking on a plan at odds with its climate aims
Mônica Piccinini 17 Dec 2024
COP29 puts world on course for more extreme weather – and more deaths

COP29 puts world on course for more extreme weather – and more deaths

Summit proves change won’t come until floods and wildfires are killing tens of thousands in rich Global North cities
Paul Rogers 25 Nov 2024
I’m disabled. Here’s why I am scared of the assisted dying bill

I’m disabled. Here’s why I am scared of the assisted dying bill

The bill puts us at risk of coercion by family members, and doctors wrongly predicting that we are going to die
Merry Cross 20 Nov 2024
Readers’ thoughts: US elections, Universal Basic Income and Labour budget

Readers’ thoughts: US elections, Universal Basic Income and Labour budget

Would your government ever establish a universal income? And where does Kamala Harris stand on Gaza?
Nandini Naira Archer 01 Nov 2024
Labour let down Disabled children with its budget

Labour let down Disabled children with its budget

The £1bn Reeves promised for SEND isn't enough to ensure all children have an equal chance at life
Mikey Erhardt 31 Oct 2024
Plans to spy on Disabled people’s bank accounts show Labour isn’t for change

Plans to spy on Disabled people’s bank accounts show Labour isn’t for change

Disabled people are once again living under a government pursuing ever more surveillance of our lives
Mikey Erhardt 08 Oct 2024

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