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October 30, 2022
What to expect from Rishi Sunak’s climate agenda
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by:
Abby Klinkenberg
Following Liz Truss' dramatic cuts of environmental policy, Sunak's proposals seem like a climate win - but do they go far enough to made a difference?
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September 17, 2022
Why some Hong Kongers are mourning Queen Elizabeth II
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Sasha Kong
Many Hong Kongers are mourning what Queen Elizabeth II represented from their colonial past.
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June 12, 2022
Offshore skills passport to bolster UK’s green transition
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Good Governance
by:
Abby Klinkenberg
To support the transition away from fossil fuels, the UK has facilitated the transfer of workers' permits toward renewable energy sectors.
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August 21, 2020
Migrant crossings into the U.K. are being framed as an "invasion"
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Refugees and Asylum
by:
Gurmeet Singh
With Brexit, a hardline Conservative government and the public mood all against migrants, what hope do these people have left?
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February 03, 2020
What to learn from The Guardian’s commitment to environment
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Bob Koigi
The decision by The Guardian Media Group to ban all advertisements from fossil fuel firms is not only laudable but demonstrate necessary actions.
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January 31, 2020
Brexit. It's happened. So what happens now?
topic:
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Gurmeet Singh
I can’t think of a more boring political event given so much fanfare and so much bluster. Yet, there are important things to consider like race.
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January 21, 2020
Don't be so surprised that the AfD is popular among immigrants
topic:
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Gurmeet Singh
There's no such thing as a 'good immigrant'; and it's possible to make ethnic communities compete against one another.
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December 21, 2019
When Was The Death Penalty Abolished In The UK?
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Death Penalty
by:
Ama Lorenz
A little history of the death penalty in the UK, and why capital punishment was abolished in 1965.
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December 13, 2019
The British Left is dead. Long live the British Left.
topic:
Election
by:
Gurmeet Singh
This week's election in the UK was a spectacular failure for the Labour party. But there are reasons to be cheerful. Namely, the youth.
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October 25, 2019
39 people killed by a border in the U.K.
topic:
Refugees and Asylum
by:
Gurmeet Singh
Borders kill. This is what borders are designed to do.
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October 17, 2019
Extinction Rebellion protesters take over lower Manhattan
topic:
Human Rights
by:
Yair Oded
As their global wave of protests persists, XR members flooded the street of lower Manhattan, staging die-ins and demanding immediate climate action.
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October 04, 2019
Human Rights before Mining Rights: how German citizens are fighting for green energy
topic:
Energy
by:
Gurmeet Singh
Germany is in many ways is one of the most progressive countries in the world. But not when it comes to energy.
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September 29, 2019
The rule of law reveals the hypocrisy at the heart of populism
topic:
Human Rights
by:
Gurmeet Singh
Brexit Britain continues to be an important, if often tedious, marker for where the world is headed.
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September 17, 2019
An ocean of plastic
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Ocean Pollution
by:
Federica Tedeschi
Plastic carrier bags use in the UK has fallen by 90% since the 5p charge was introduced, according to a report published in July.
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August 16, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn calls the centrists' bluff on Brexit. Guess what? They're gutless
topic:
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by:
Gurmeet Singh
Brexit drags on. But this week a solution was proposed and rejected, but not by who you think.
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July 12, 2019
The diplomatic spat that might change world politics
topic:
Humans
by:
Gurmeet Singh
Sir Kim Darroch's resignation might just be the result of an isolated diplomatic spat. I doubt it. The world should take note.
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