Watchdog criticises lack of clarity and context The UK Statistics Authority’s (UKSA) has written to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggesting risks associated with different occupations lacked clarity and…
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Ruined country heading for its sixth mass migration Immigration and visa papers are the most trending words populating the heavy void in the Lebanese vocabulary spectrum, writes Mariam Labban. Whereas…
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MP’s rape probe dropped because of inadequate evidence say police
31 December 2020The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that their investigation into rape allegations made against a former Tory Minister had concluded with no charges being brought. The MP in question, Mark Francois,…
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NOBBY STILES DIES
30 October 2020Nobby Stiles dies aged 78 The former Manchester United player had prostate cancer and advanced dementia. His family had often been critical of how badly the world cup winner had…
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Mendip District Council in Somerset has voted unanimously to reject the adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism (IDA). The council considered the topic this February but a vote only took place this…
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Socialist Diary
5 October 2020Battle of Cable Street Sunday 4 October 1936 JOHN LENNON BORN ON 9TH OCTOBER 1940 The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale -October 15,…
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MOVEMENT FOR A NEW PARTY
31 August 2020The political system on both sides of the Atlantic is utterly broken, with the dominant political parties essentially two sides of the same establishment coin. There is a desperate need…
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Women who made a difference – Millicent Fawcett
10 May 2020Millicent Fawcett (1847-1929) There is a saying that ‘comparisons are odious’. History can be viewed through different lenses, so comparing the contributions of Mary Seacole to those of Florence Nightingale…
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In my previous articles I have looked at women who have had an effect on politics during the 18th., 19th. and 20th. centuries in Europe. So I would like to…