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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

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

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