Section: Opinion
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Midnight fireworks and fly-tipping: why we all need to be better neighbours
From crumbling local services to late-night noise, our social contract seems to have collapsed. Now, it’s time to rebuild it
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What Westminster is saying about Reform’s first attempt at migration policy
Nigel Farage has given the public a glimpse of what a Reform UK government might do — including deporting 600,000 people
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Epping Forest asylum hotel victory is a timebomb for Labour
Labour pledged to stop using hotels to house those seeking asylum by 2029. Its timetable has shrunk — but some MPs say the smart thing to do is keep waiting
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The straw that broke my eco-conscious back
I make an effort to avoid fast fashion and refuse plastic bags. But paper straws make me want to destroy the earth out of sheer spite.
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Releasing suspects’ ethnicity is a gift to the far right, Labour MPs warn
Police will be able to release suspects' ethnicity and immigration status in a move ministers say will quell misinformation
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Can Labour outflank Reform on asylum? MPs are divided
As both anti-asylum and anti-racist protests mount outside hotels, Keir Starmer’s party is trying to take the wind out of Nigel Farage’s sails
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I’m proud to be an uncle, but please still call me ‘brother’
Growing up in the UK, my uncles and aunties were only ever family friends or community elders, so I’m glad I can now be a mamu for my nieces and nephews
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What Labour MPs are saying about Starmer’s pledge to recognise Palestine
The prime minister has said Britain will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel ceases fire. As ever, he’s walking a tightrope
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The 2024 riots could be repeated — any time, anywhere
The demonisation of immigrants and minorities has polluted every level of our political conversation and made us all less safe
