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10/10/2026

Exclusive: Questions over whether alleged abuse fell under military police’s jurisdiction is "travesty of justice"
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10/10/2026

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 10 October 2026

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 10 October 2026

10/10/2026

Who really owns Burnham's Labour? And would you support changes to the pension lock scheme? ⁠Sign up for our weekly newsletter to have your say
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09/10/2026

Israel’s supporters insist that the country’s oppression and mass killings of Palestinians is a legitimate response to the region’s complicated past. It isn’t.

Israel’s supporters insist that the country’s oppression and mass killings of Palestinians is a legitimate response to the region’s complicated past. It isn’t.

09/10/2026

The Green Party’s ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion proves that uncompromising left-wing pressure is successfully shifting Labour’s stance on Gaza.

The Green Party’s ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion proves that uncompromising left-wing pressure is successfully shifting Labour’s stance on Gaza.

09/10/2026

Fresh from her arrest at 94, veteran human rights lawyer Margaret Owen reflects on the criminalisation of protest and why Gaza’s widows must shape its future.

Fresh from her arrest at 94, veteran human rights lawyer Margaret Owen reflects on the criminalisation of protest and why Gaza’s widows must shape its future.

09/10/2026

Labour is celebrating the by-election result, but it must not misread a tight win for a total victory

Labour is celebrating a by-election win. But it must not misread this tight result for a total victory

09/10/2026

Labour must not misread their tight result in Holborn and St. Pancras as a total victory.

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Labour is celebrating a by-election win. But it must not misread this tight result for a total victory

09/10/2026

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