The response of Britain's political elite to the riots that engulfed England last week was phony and hypocritical. The problems exposed by the disturbances do not only exist in inner-city housing ...

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Older, wealthier and whiter people are far more likely to vote – meaning politicians pay more attention to them ...

Ten years after the UK committed to tackle modern slavery, we’re no closer to preventing it. But we have the tools ...

This week on In Solidarity, we're in discussion with openDemocracy's senior investigative reporter and feminist activist, Sian Norris. Sian joins us on the podcast to reveal how recent laws are ...

Freedom Fund’s CEO says it’s ‘ridiculous’ to criticise anti-trafficking as a whole. To be heard, critics must be more precise ...

Lawsuit on ‘failure to tackle hate’ to go ahead as judge dismisses tech giant’s claim that it can’t be sued in Kenya ...

The immigration white paper is full of coded racism. It’s a cheap attempt to distract from the real failing: Brexit ...