openDemocracy readers debate whether making voting mandatory would improve politics
Victims accuse military of ‘cover-up’ after it closed investigation without checking archives or interviewing suspect
openDemocracy readers discuss whether voters would back a socialist government, and Starmer’s ever-rightwards shift
Labour has quietly dropped legal fight over unlawful crackdown on protest. But what about those already arrested?
openDemocracy readers discuss an op-ed we published by an activist who has been sentenced for planning to protest
Fascist riots have sparked calls for increased policing, but our oppressors will not be the ones to keep us safe
At least 21 women were killed in the East African country last month, yet politicians and police continue to victim blame
Rights group Liberty ‘extremely concerned’ as counter-terror police grill family about attending marches in London
Exclusive: Data reveals Black people are more likely to be arrested for being homeless under the Vagrancy Act
A community meeting was held in Lambeth to support the Black Muslim student, who was traumatised by the ordeal
Suella Braverman is the one disrespecting the Armistice. She doesn’t speak for me or my military friends
Campaigners say treatment of Tube driver who led ‘free Palestine’ chant is part of a clampdown on dissent
