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Labour has a chance to turn Britain around with its first budget. Here’s how
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to slash billions from welfare and public spending on 30 October. But there is another way
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As a teacher, I’ve seen behaviour policies become more punitive – and it’s the most vulnerable who are targeted
Pupil exclusion rates are sky-rocketing. It feels like the life chances of disadvantaged students are being cast aside in favour of rapid improvement and reputation
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Starmer’s P&O headache is over — but there are choppy seas ahead
Labour is backing both workers’ rights and big business. Are they on a collision course?
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I’m a Muslim mum who lets her child watch Peppa Pig
When I speak to other mothers who confess they too let their children watch the cartoon about the adventurous preschool pig, we can’t help but feel judged by our community for it
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A year on from 7 October, British Muslims and Jews alike are grieving and alienated
Muslim and Jewish communities in Britain both feel the trauma of a year of conflict. But politically, their experiences are very different
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Editor’s view: what a year of war in Gaza has taught us about Britain
The death toll in the Middle East has highlighted a double standard in how the west engages with Israel and Palestine. At home, it has caused Muslims and non-Muslims alike to question how democracy functions
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UK hopes diplomacy can de-escalate Middle East crisis — but it needs Europe’s help
Beyond evacuating its own citizens, and with little appetite to halt arms sales, Britain’s power to calm tensions between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran is limited
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The crisis in Gaza has exposed the EU’s credibility gap
The last 12 months have seen crackdowns on pro-Palestinian support and a surge in Islamophobia. But European Muslims can find hope in allying with those pushing for peace
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Starmer looks to Italy for a migration solution — but the answer lies closer to home
Following Giorgia Meloni’s lead on dealing with migration will only result in more people dying. There is a far more humane answer
