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Pope Francis: a theology for change
Pope Francis's fresh, informal style has been met with popular acclaim during his first year in office. But his planned reforms will be hard for many in the Catholic Church to accept, says Michael...
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Revealed: British special forces advised 1984 Amritsar raid
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sent the SAS to advise on the removal of dissident Sikhs from the Golden Temple months before the disastrous Amritsar raid, a top secret file reveals.Indian Prime...
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Do we have a right to ill-health and an early death?
With a media epidemic of obesity-panic, do we not have a right to choose ill health and an early death?image - wikimediaIn a brief scan of the papers today at my local petrol station, it seemed that...
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What’s so special about storytelling for social change?
A new world requires new stories, but people will only listen to them when they themselves are included in the storyline. This requires a ‘gear-shift’ in conversations about radical action.Credit:...
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Why this year’s Davos could be bad for our health
EU and US trade barons should enjoy the rarified air of Davos while they can. They have stormy times ahead. Image: World Economic ForumTomorrow sees the start of the World Economic Forum, the annual...
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Women and peacebuilding in Yemen: challenges and opportunities
What are the hurdles facing and opportunities available to Yemeni women in light of UN Security Council Resolution 1325’s guidelines? Are internal and external stresses posing threats to women’s...
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France's European spleen
As is now common in France, the biggest shock in the Euro elections will come from the far-right Front National, emboldened by a change in perception towards the party from many French voters. Euro...
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A fragile cold peace: the impact of the Syrian conflict on Israeli-Syrian...
Is the Syrian crisis threatening to end 40 years of cold peace between Syria and Israel? How long will Syria and its allies pursue a policy of restraint and containment?Insecurity along the...
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China vs Facebook: intimate rivals
The Chinese state and the United States company are engaged in an epic if undeclared contest over control and wealth-creation, says Kerry Brown.A couple of years ago I was part of a group visiting the...
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Why do the Lib Dems care so much about Lord Rennard?
Lord Rennard was key to the rise of the Lib Dems - and the dirty politics that came with it. This is why so many Lib Dems have been quicker to defend him than they were to stand up for the NHS.Chris...
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Reconfiguring the youth justice prison system
The youth justice system is failing our young people. It's time for a more humane approach.wikimediaThe majority of children in custody are themselves victims of abuse.The figures are staggering: 39%...
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Suffering happens, but Pakistan's Afghan refugees are more than just victims
The word 'refugee' conjures up images of rows of tents, barefoot children and saddened faces. The reality is more complex. My research shows that Afghan refugees have developed lives alongside...
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What's a funder to do?
If international funding compromises the work of domestic human rights groups, what should international donors do? It is admirable for local groups to refuse international aid on principle, but the...
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Putin’s political triumph - but economic impasse
Global attention is focused on Russia’s hosting of the Winter Olympics, a PR coup for President Putin. But all is not well on the economic front and the scenario the Russian government will probably...
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The heavyweight guide to Ukraine
Don't know your Klitschko from your Titushki? Can’t remember which oligarch is which? What or who is a ‘Maidan?’ With our heavyweight guide, you won’t have to buy the next round…Ukraine – Not ‘The...
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Sochi = Syria: boycott the Olympics
The crimes of Bashar al-Assad's regime and its support by Vladimir Putin demand an answer, says Martin Shaw.The revelations of massive torture, starvation and executions by the regime of Bashar...
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Between exit and voice: refugees' stories from Lampedusa to Hamburg
European politics currently serves to reinforce the ‘Fortress’, leaving refugees vulnerable and futureless, battling a system which is waging war against them. But 'Lampedusa in Hamburg' demonstrates...
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The golden age of journalism?
It took the arrival of the twenty-first century to turn the journalistic world of the 1950s upside down and point it toward the trash heap of history. So when was the golden age?It was 1949. My mother...
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Gambling with public safety: privatising probation
In England and Wales the probation service works. The Coalition government is privatising it anyway, at speed. A former probation officer assesses an oversight committee's anxious report on government...
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Be clear who Britain is great for
Whilst campaigners against Scottish independence like to romanticise Britain, Britain is not the greatest political union in the world, and has failed most of the people who live here. It's important...
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