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A continuing crisis

While thousands of refugees languish in camps across Europe, the UK government has rowed back on its commitments. Alf Dubs, who spearheaded moves to help child refugees, sets out what needs to be done now
I visited the ‘Jungle’ refugee and...

National interest

For the first time this year, Jim Murphy had a slot at the Edinburgh Festival, sharing a fringe platform with a comedian friend. His subject was the 100 venue tour in which he set up his Irn Bru crates on...

2014, Labour's year of...International development

In the digital age of YouTube, Twitter, camera-phones and an instant and round the clock news, natural disasters on the other side of the world flash on our screens within moments of happening. The death and destruction caused isn’t previewed...

After Mandela: Labour must not shy away from internationalism

They came in their thousands, defying the African summer rain, to celebrate, remember and honour the man who had led the struggle for all South African’s freedom. But amongst the tributes from world leaders, there was one speaker, regarded as...

Contested development

At the Labour Party conference in September Ed Miliband spoke about the dangers of a race to the bottom – of falling real wages and problems inherent in the unfair distribution of the benefits of growth. And if a rising...

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