Dr Lorraine Grimes, of Maynooth University, in Ireland, examines the scandal of the repatriation of thousands of unmarried women and girls from Britain to Ireland
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By Guerry Hoddersen After the Civil War, Radical Republicans in Congress passed legislation that required the Confederate states to swear loyalty to the Union and
Comment on the results of the recent general election, by Jordi Escuer (Manifiesto por el Socialismo and IU, Madrid) The defeat of the right in
By John Pickard A peer-reviewed scientific paper in Nature this week has suggested that the Gulf Stream could collapse much earlier than anticipated. This would
By John Pickard Two stories in the Belfast Telegraph this week underline the baleful effect of sectarian politics on the living standards of working class
Part 2: the world is drowning By Mike Kennard, SE Cambridgeshire Labour member In Part 1, we look at changing temperature and the increased incidence
Part 1: Profit, hypocrisy and corruption By Mike Kennard, NE Cambridgeshire Labour member This has been a record-breaking year, but not in a good way.
By Richard Mellor in California So I read in a Reuters report this morningthat two guys from a Danish group burned the Koran outside the
By Andreas Bulow When Pedro Sánchez gave his (somewhat boring) speech on election night last night, he was interrupted by thunderous battle cries: NO PASARÁN,
Review by Andy Ford, Warrington South The Gallows Pole is a three-part BBC series set in an 18th century community of Yorkshire weavers. It explores
