Green Party deputy leader MOTHIN ALI, who will speak at the International Anti-War Conference in London on June 20, says Britain needs to rethink its priorities – and its allies
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Gender equality it's not a competition – it’s an educational journey that we are embarking on, and we want everyone on board, writes HELEN CRICKARD
AT LONG LAST: Equal marriage supporters at Maverick Bar, Belfast, celebrate the change to abortion and same sex marriage laws in Northern Ireland
From Global Counsel to Arden, SOLOMON HUGHES finds firms linked to discredited politicians are still calling the shots in Britain
KEVIN COURTNEY explains why Reform UK is no friend to workers or trade unions, but just another party of the super-rich
EMMA DENT COAD explains why she is stepping down from the council after 20 years and how the legacy of the fire still haunts the area
While international attention focuses on ceasefire frameworks, Israel is openly advancing plans for a permanent expansion of its control over Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Researchers PAUL HOLDEN and JESSICA MURRAY are calling for whistleblowers and documentary records to uncover how Labour Together helped build the parliamentary majority that now dominates the Labour Party
“RIGHTS in Sight” is our theme for International Women’s Day 2020, as we highlight the reality for many women whose rights are not realised.
We in Northern Ireland (NI) are still governed under the sex discrimination order (NI) 1976, Race Relations Act 1976, and Disability Discrimination Act 1995, yet the rest of the UK is working under the Equality Act 2010, which is more in line with current society.
We finally have equal marriage but we know laws aren’t enough to guarantee equality and we have had to fight every step of the way.
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