How to reboot Britain’s fractured emergency services
The UK’s blue light services need to adapt and modernise or they will face their own emergency.
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Brexit: what the army could legally do to maintain public order if needed
Dystopian predictions of a no-deal Brexit have led to reports that the military could be used to maintain public order.
Even if Raqqa and Mosul fall, Islamic State is far from finished
The sustained assault on IS’s two main strongholds could be followed by years of local and global insurgency.
UK election 2019: is Brexit dominating the media campaign?
In 2017 Labour did better than expected because it moved debate away from Brexit. It will need to do the same in 2019.
Why Libya’s new peace plan needs to go further than forging democracy
The UN’s latest plan for Libya needs to provide a peace dividend that is felt by the people, not just pay lip service to liberal democracy
Manchester United: the press, Louis van Gaal, and what Jose Mourinho must do to avoid a similar fate
The sacking of Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal shows football really is a funny game. But was anyone else to blame?
Keep calm and carry on: a slogan for an age of crisis
How one simple phrase went on to symbolise the fight against adversity.
Its ‘caliphate’ largely gone, Islamic State plots another way forward
What lies ahead for IS after Mosul, Raqqa and tens of thousands of casualties?
There needs to be more than just community spirit in times of crisis
Despite the surge of community support after the Grenfell Tower fire, the failure of the local council and the government to respond appropriately has caused anger, offence and further suffering.
Islamic State remains a potent threat five years after its military defeat
Islamic State may have lost all of its territory, but the group’s ideological and operational capabilities are far from eradicated.
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