Author Archives: James Bloodworth

Labour should cut its ties with the illiberal Henry Jackson Society

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 20, 2013

Born of a desire to tackle totalitarianism, the society is increasingly intolerant, yet some Labour MPs still support i

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Is homelessness about to become a crime?

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 20, 2013

Homelessness could become a crime under proposed anti-social behaviour laws, according to a new think-tank report.

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Poll timeline: consistent public support for gay marriage

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 20, 2013

“A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling ‘Stop!’” – William F. Buckley

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Torture evidence found in Syrian government prisons

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 17, 2013

Torture devices and evidence of abuse have been found in government-controlled prisons in the city of Raqqa, the first city to come under the control of the opposition, a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) claims.

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(Graph) Police numbers in London have fallen off a cliff edge since Boris became Mayor

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 17, 2013

2,900 police officers have been cut in London since May 2010, according to new figures released by the Metropolitan Police. Since his re-election in May 2012, Boris Johnson has also cut over 1,300 police officers – despite promising an extra 1,000, the figures show.

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Look Left: Europe, the jobs market and tough justice for police killers

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 16, 2013

James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.

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Look Left going out shortly – sign up to receive it by email

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 16, 2013

Look Left, our round up of the week’s politics, will be going out shortly.

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Don’t feed the troll: The five stupidest Brendan O’Neill articles

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 16, 2013

To call Brendan O’Neill a professional contrarian would be to elevate him to the status of something he isn’t. Brendan O’Neill is a troll. A professional troll, but a troll nonetheless.

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As well as talking tough on police killers, Theresa May should look at police brutality

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 15, 2013

The home secretary Theresa May announced today that under the Conservatives those convicted of killing a police officer will have their sentences raised to the ‘whole life’ category, usually reserved for the very worst types of murderer.

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Unemployment up 15,000 to 2.52 million

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 15, 2013

Unemployment rose by 15,000 between January 2013 and March 2013 to 2.52 million, with the unemployment rate rising to 7.8 per cent, today’s labour market statistics reveal.

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