Opinion: Where Are We Now?
People need agency. It is a human right. Many people lack agency – the more disenfranchised and disadvantaged they are,
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Brexit
Opinion Column: On Populism
In Ece Temelkuran’s “How To Lose A Country: The Seven Steps From Democracy To Dictatorship” (4th Estate, 2019) Temelkuran problematizes
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EU Election: Brexit Lies
No other topic in the history of mankind has created quite so many lies as Brexit, with the possible exceptions
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Uncertainty Over Council Tax Freeze
Uncertainty over Brexit and local government funding could cause the county to drop pledges for a two-year Derbyshire council tax
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County Council Prepares For Brexit
In a meeting of the full council on Wednesday 7th february 2019, leader Cllr Barry Lewis set out the authority’s
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Royal Derby Hospital – Winter Pressures, and Brexit Uncertainty
Winter pressures continue at Royal Derbys Hospital with cancelled operations, a late flu season and rising admissions. Alongside this are
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Was The Brexit Referendum Democratic?
In “Democracy And Its Crisis” A C Grayling states that the proportion of the electorate that voted to leave the
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Opinion: Brexit – “It Is A Time For Lateral Thinking, Confidence In Our Ability And A Positive Outlook”
As the owner of a medium sized business in Belper, my main concern is a potential ‘fudge’ being created by
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Opinion: “Never Allow Politicians To Play With Scissors, Matches Or Statistics.”
Reading Pauline Latham’s answers to the Nailed Brexit questionnaire reminds me of that old saying, “never allow politicians to play
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Opinion: “For The Sake Of Democracy We Need To Ensure That No Vote Is Bought”
We are a year away from formally leaving the European Union, entering an indefinite period of limbo in which we
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Pauline Latham MP Brexit Interview: “Brexit Means There Will Be More Money Available To Spend On The NHS And Schools”
MP for Mid-Derbyshire gives her views on Brexit, Derbyshire and future of the country after Brexit Day. With just under
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Opinion: New Year’s Message
At the beginning of every year, most of us will vow to change our lives for what we perceive to
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Election Special: “Whoever Wins This Upcoming Election, Neoliberalism Is Dead”
Since the early 1970’s, the British Left has had to come to terms with neoliberalism over-determining British political life: what
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Fear and Loathing in England and Wales
Back in January, having watched Suffragette at the Ritz, I warned of the consequences of disenfranchisement and the potential for
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IN or OUT – My Thoughts On The Referendum
I believe passionately in democracy and would have accepted an out vote with grace if the referendum had been conducted
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