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April 12, 2021April 12, 2021mbarker2012

Knife Crime And The Road to Glasgow: Exposing the Myths Behind Scotland’s Violence Reduction Unit

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021mbarker2012

#KillTheBill Leicester – A Protest Report

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020mbarker2012

The Tories Toothless Anti-Slavery Initiatives: The Case of the Gangmasters’ and Labour Abuse Authority

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019mbarker2012

Child Abuse Scandals in the Intelligence Community

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018mbarker2012

Standing United in Defence of Chris Fernandez and the Stansted 15

July 26, 2018July 26, 2018mbarker2012

Depressed For All the Wrong Reasons: Jonathan Ashworth Weighs In On The Coordinated Anti-Semitism Smear

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018mbarker2012

Escalating Attacks on the Working-Class: The Dangers of the Blairite Response to Knife Crime

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017mbarker2012

Getting to the Heart of the “Consultation” on the Future of Glenfield Heart Unit

June 23, 2015July 3, 2015mbarker2012

Lord Janner, the CPS, and the Fight for Social Justice

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