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Jeff Flake called the US president’s lies and attacks on the media a danger to democracy, but it’s unlikely to change anyone’s mind.
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Soldiers can now be more than just the best to join the British Army.
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Why experts don’t always win the argument.
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Never mind three more years – some people think just one might be a tall order.
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In this episode of The Anthill podcast, we bring you stories on helicopter parenting, early puberty, and what it's like to grow up as a Muslim in Britain.
Tunis, January 14.
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Seven years after Ben Ali was deposed, Tunisians feel little happier with their lot.
Still on top.
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Even as the news market transforms, BBC News is still the dominant force. Why?
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The army’s recruitment campaign speaks to minorities, but inclusivity is not the only thing at stake.
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Bill Clinton and Donald Trump share an awkward anniversary.
Take two.
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Nigel Farage says he is now more open to the idea of a second Brexit referendum. Is that a good or bad idea?
Standing up against Duterte’s media crackdown.
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Rodrigo Duterte’s authoritarianism has progressed from death squads and martial law to cracking down on press freedom.
Sarah Lancashire (left) stars in the Channel 4 drama, Kiri.
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A new Channel 4 drama has drawn criticism from social workers for its representation of the profession.
Velkommen til Norge.
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Donald Trump wants the US to take more immigrants from ‘countries like Norway’. But how do ‘countries like Norway’ treat their own immigrants?
The rhetoric and reality about immigration.
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A new report from MPs has criticised Britain’s hostile environment for migrants.
Make sure you’re a good citizen.
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Plans for China to rate its citizens for their trustworthiness have been depicted as uniquely Chinese. Don’t be so sure.
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An expert in criminology explains why you shouldn’t believe everything you see on TV – organised crime is still a very British problem.
Scotland’s chief constable Phil Gormley is currently on special leave.
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The Scottish police debacle takes another twist as the justice minister intervenes to prevent the chief constable returning to his post following bullying claims.
The Fight for $15 movement has spread beyond the US.
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Labour movements on both sides of the Atlantic have a rich history that’s worth rereading now.
Genius at work.
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There are just enough people who need Donald Trump to keep his excruciating presidency going.
Viktor Orbán.
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Poland and Hungary have recently clashed with Brussels over democratic freedoms, but economic drivers are at play, too.
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Even if their partners or children are British, non-European men with precarious immigration status face potentially permanent separations from their families.
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Brexit means the UK is seeking new partners, but how much is it willing to put up with to get a deal?
Supporters of the Turkish government policy of making suspects wear uniforms wave banners in August 2017 saying ‘terrorists in single uniform’.
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Those accused of involvement in the 2016 coup in Turkey must wear brown uniforms in court, while those accused of terrorism must wear grey ones.
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It’s not as if the Daily Mail encourages a free exchange of views in its pages.
A British Army soldier on lookout in the Falls Road area of Belfast in 1969.
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Some journalists have claimed that ‘thousands’ of documents which have gone missing at the National Archives are proof of ‘history theft’. It’s probably just old-fashioned incompetence.