From protecting protests to making misogyny a hate crime: what’s happening with the Policing bill?
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Why so many people are outraged over the Nationality and Borders Bill
Campaigners are calling Clause 9 of the Home Office’s new immigration legislation “overtly racist”.
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Wellbeing
These painfully relatable posts sum up the chaos of Covid Christmas 2021
Bewildered by the lack of testing? You're not alone...
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Long Reads
UK broadcasters have at long last committed to avoid using the term BAME
Why are we, the communities of people who make up a significant 14% of the population, still lumped together under the dated title of BAME?
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Entertainment
This powerful BBC drama tells the story of the fight for disability rights in Britain
The story is a vital piece of modern history.
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“No, Nick Fletcher, female TV heroes aren’t driving young men to crime”
The Conservative MP suggested “female replacements” in TV and film roles are leading young men to crime.
Life
Always dreamed of a career in politics? Here’s how to become MP (whatever your experience)
Labour’s Taiwo Owatemi explains how to get started
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Entertainment
Jodie Turner-Smith’s new pulse-raising political thriller is giving us big Succession vibes
It even stars the show’s patriarch, Brian Cox.
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Politics
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will put vulnerable young women at risk, say experts
A new report has warned that the bill could push vulnerable young women into the criminal justice system.
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Politics
“Simplifying complicated issues can be tricky”: the problem with social media infographics
They can gain thousands of likes and get wider audiences discussing social injustice, but is the rise of Instagram infographics a good thing?
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Politics
Jess Phillips MP wants to tear down the barriers that keep ‘normal people’ out of politics
“The greatest lie that ever got told was that you don’t have any power”
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Opinion
The big problem with calling today “freedom day”
The pandemic – and the threat Covid-19 poses – is far from over. So why are we celebrating like it is?
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“My heart was pounding”: women share their experiences of kerb crawling as MPs block ban
The Policing Bill going through Parliament could have criminalised the “absolutely frightening” act of kerb crawling
News
Why we should all be concerned about the controversial new Policing Bill and what it means for us
There have been widespread calls to #KillTheBill for months, but despite all the protests MPs voted in favour of the bill.
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Careers
The big problem with Boris Johnson telling us to go “back to work”
Government guidance to "work from home if you can" will be relaxed in England from 19 July, the prime minister has said.
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“We had to apply to stay in our home”: what today’s EU settled status deadline really means
Huge numbers of Europeans settled here have still not yet applied for settled status, many face a backlog and are anxious about their futures.
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Politics
How to become an activist and make the change you want to see in the world
From Change.org UK’s executive director.
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Life
How watching Eurovision can improve your wellbeing (yes, really)
As if you needed an extra reason to tune into the Eurovision Song Contest this weekend...
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News
What you need to know about India’s deadly second wave of coronavirus
With over 18 million people with coronavirus, India is currently experiencing a deadly second wave of Covid-19. How did the situation become so dire?
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The domestic abuse bill has finally passed – but what does that actually mean for women?
Campaigners have responded to the new act.
Women
#HandsOffMyHijab: 8 powerful protest photos by and for young Muslim women
"Legislation which is designed to protect its citizens, is now actively isolating Muslim women"
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