Section: Opinion
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Editor’s view: cuts to ESOL revealed by Hyphen are a national emergency
Nearly 40% in real terms has been taken out of the budget for teaching English to speakers of other languages. Here’s why it’s bad news for Britain
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The Hyphen view from Europe: the far right has found a way to win while losing
Voters in Sweden and Berlin rejected the far right in key elections this month — but its ideas are proving rather harder to defeat
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The public library is one of life’s last remaining miracles
It feels like Eid has come early every single time I check out a pile of books
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Labour conference is the easy bit — Burnham’s real test comes in a month
After weeks of ‘relatively easy’ crowdpleaser policies from the new PM, the 2026 budget will reveal what Andy Burnham really stands for
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Now’s the time to rebuild an empowered and inclusive working class
It took decades of deliberate strategy to erode our sense of pride and solidarity. We’ll need to work equally hard to get it back
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Berlin election results show German capital isn’t so progressive after all
The Left won a historic victory, but the far-right AfD nearly doubled its vote. The new ruling party must turn election promises into material change
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The AfD is winning because of its radicalism, not despite it
Germany’s far-right party secured a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. Mohamed Amjahid says its success came from turning embedded prejudice into votes
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The Hyphen view from Europe: from out of office to out of capacity
Europe tried to take the month of August off — as it has always done. The climate, war and institutional crises had other plans
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The climate crisis is a burning issue for UK workers
From hospitals to the gig economy, urgent action is needed to protect people who are simply trying to safely earn a living
