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Articles about United Kingdom, ordered by date. 
Sanctuary boroughs
A community group is campaigning to turn the London borough of Haringey into a safer place for migrants. Charlotte England reports.
The efficiency myth
Heard the tale about the private sector always doing things better? Nick Dowson wonders why it still has believers.
Unhappy 70th birthday NHS?
The British National Health Service is seen across the world as a beacon of medical provision. But, hollowed out by privatization by stealth, it needs a radical prescription to restore it, explains Youssef El-Gingihy.
The case for public ownership
After decades of denuding privatization policies, the green shoots of a public takeback are finally appearing. Dinyar Godrej on the promise and the threat.
Detention deaths
A record number of people lost their lives in UK immigration detention centres in 2017, writes Felix Bazalgette.
Working class in Britain? You must be white
Kam Sandhu questions why the British working class is inevitably conceived of as white, despite ethnic minority communities being at the sharpest end of inequality.
Mixed Media: Books
This month we review The Growth Delusion, by David Pilling; The White City, by Roma Tearne; The Unmapped Country, by Ann Quin; and Old Demons, New Deities, edited by Tenzin Dickie.
Kids at work
What is life really like for millennials? What kind of jobs do they do? What do they make of their precarious futures? We look at the lives of three young people across the world: a Gambian migrant in Italy, a Dalit student in India, and a trans vlogger in the UK.
Arms trade loophole
Shell companies are aggravating some of the world’s worst conflicts, writes Steven Shaw.
Docs not cops
Doctors and patients are fighting back against new rules to restrict migrants’ access to the NHS, writes Simon Childs.
The Alternative World Cup
In June 2018, London is hosting an alternative ‘World Football Cup’ of linguistic minorities and unrecognized nations, organized by CONIFA. Alessio Perrone reports.
Mixed Media: Music
We review TootArd, from the Golan Heights, with their second album Laissez Passer, and Live at Ronnie Scott’s, by Nitin Sawhney.
Brexit threat to Africa trade
East-African campaigners are warning Brexit may hit some Global South economies by harming their ability to export to Britain – a key market for some. Nick Dowson reports
Sanctuary scholarships for migrant students
Seven students are now studying at SOAS university in London thanks to ‘sanctuary scholarships’, reports Hazel Healy. These scholarships have enabled them to take up their degrees despite the British government’s efforts to create a ‘hostile environment’ for migrants. Hazel Healy reports.
And finally... Thea Gilmore
British singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore’s acclaimed new album The Counterweight was written during the turbulent events of 2016. She spoke to Danny Chivers about music, politics and crying on stage.
Balfour declaration – an overdue apology
The Balfour Declaration was a 67-word statement penned by Foreign Secretary Lord Balfour to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community. Lydia Noon reports
Affordable London homes?
Report from Britain by Alessio Perrone
Homeless voices from around the world
Civil war, mental illness, poverty, gang violence: housing insecurity has many roots.
Challenging deportation in Britain
There have been reports of violence and mistreatment of detainees on board charter flights, and campaigners report inadequate independent monitoring, reports Amy Hall.
The will of the people
Hardliners are thriving on popular disenchantment with politics. Dinyar Godrej on the challenge they pose.
A pretence of progress
Jeremy Seabrook considers the past, present and future implications of a growing inequality.
Building a better media
Hazel Healy on how independent outlets are gaining traction.
