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Labour’s dilemma on workers’ rights
The Explainer TUC says Employment Rights Bill is ‘essential to better quality, more secure jobs’ but critics warn of impact on economic growth
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Is it time to rethink the US presidential pardon?
Talking Point Donald Trump has taken advantage of his pardon power to reward political allies and protect business associates, say critics
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The age of criminal responsibility
The Explainer England and Wales ‘substantially out of kilter with the rest of the world’, says filmmaker whose drama tops Netflix charts
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Pros and cons of compulsory voting
Pros and Cons Higher turnout minimises polarisation but critics point to the 'right not to vote'
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President Trump: ‘waging war’ on Chicago
Talking Point Federal agents are carrying out ‘increasingly aggressive’ immigration raids – but have sanctuary cities like Chicago brought it on themselves?
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‘Not proven’ no longer: Scotland abolishes ‘bastard verdict’
Talking Point Scottish parliament to remove ‘legal idiosyncrasy’ in major reforms to the jury system
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Should Britain withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights?
Talking Point With calls now coming from Labour grandees as well as Nigel Farage and the Tories, departure from the ECHR 'is starting to feel inevitable'
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The Online Safety Act: doomed to fail?
Talking Point The internet is no safer for UK users – but it is smaller and duller.
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Is it time to decriminalise cannabis?
Talking Point London Drugs Commission report says current rules are wasting police officers' time and souring police-community relations
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Battle of Orgreave: the long wait for answers
The Explainer Public inquiry into 1984 clash between police and striking miners a 'landmark moment for justice and accountability', says South Yorkshire mayor
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Super-injunctions: what are they and who do they protect?
The Explainer 'Gagging orders' are mostly wielded by the rich but the government's use of one on the Afghan data leak raises concerns about information suppression
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The 'extraordinary' trials of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon
The Explainer Couple claim they were 'misunderstood' after going on the run with newborn baby
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Pros and cons of jury trials
Pros and Cons Juries are a long-standing but much-debated element of the UK criminal justice system
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The countries around the world without jury trials
The Explainer Legal systems in much of continental Europe and Asia do not rely on randomly selected members of the public
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