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January 2025

Happy birthday, Brexit!
Five years on from the UK's departure from the EU, Brexit remains an enormous achievement in giving voters back their power and stopping the political…
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Claire Fox
Stop the bank account snoopers
In the name of stopping welfare fraud, the Labour government is proposing an astonishing set of powers to dig into everyone's finances, warns Matthew…
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Matthew Feeney
Inside The Lords: football, mental health and Trump
Claire Fox reports from a week inside the House of Lords.
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Claire Fox
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New film: the rape gangs are worse than you think
In a guest post, Dominic Frisby, star of 'The Grooming Gangs Cover-Up', argues that we need to face the unpalatable truth about the scale and horror of…
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Dominic Frisby
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Up the creek without a paddle?
Labour came into government promising to make economic growth its priority. But there’s precious little sign of it.
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Rob Lyons
Inside The Lords: gender wars, grooming gangs and Gaza
Claire Fox reports from the battles for free speech inside the Lords.
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Claire Fox
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Je suis toujours Charlie
Ten years on from the massacre at the French satirical magazine, we need to fight for free speech more than ever. PLUS: forthcoming events
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Rob Lyons
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Felice Basbøll
The grooming gangs scandal shames Britain
Our country is finally being forced to reckon with a disaster we have ignored for too long
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Claire Fox
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A new year for freedom
Kick off our anniversary year with some liberty-loving resolutions from some of our favourite Battle speakers.
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Claire Fox

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