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John Bird: Hey big spenders, try stopping poverty at source
Sajid Javid
John Bird

John Bird: Hey big spenders, try stopping poverty at source

Paul McNamee: Stay open to others. It’s the only way
Northern Ireland map
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Stay open to others. It’s the only way

John Bird: If we don’t find common ground, we face a fight to stop extremism
John Bird

John Bird: If we don’t find common ground, we face a fight to stop extremism

Paul McNamee: Languages can cut through the class gap
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Languages can cut through the class gap

Why we need a Charter of the Commons
Commons Charter
Guy Standing

Why we need a Charter of the Commons

Paul McNamee: If it’s climate chaos you’re selling, I’m not buying
Greta Thunberg
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: If it’s climate chaos you’re selling, I’m not buying

What would anarchy in the UK actually look like?
Ruth Kinna

What would anarchy in the UK actually look like?

John Bird: If communities flourish today, the rest will fall into place
Brackley library Rachel Page
John Bird

John Bird: If communities flourish today, the rest will fall into place

Paul McNamee: Gone to the dogs
Chanel Robin Price
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Gone to the dogs

Paul McNamee: The fairy folk aren’t buying this Brexit
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: The fairy folk aren’t buying this Brexit

John Bird: There’s always more to learn about being human
John Bird

John Bird: There’s always more to learn about being human

John Bird: Now the test. Will our new PM be one of history’s survivors?
John Bird

John Bird: Now the test. Will our new PM be one of history’s survivors?

Geoff Norcott: the hard left has nothing for the aspirational
Geoff Norcott

Geoff Norcott: the hard left has nothing for the aspirational

John Bird: The future needs a giant leap of a different kind
John Bird

John Bird: The future needs a giant leap of a different kind

Paul McNamee: Our doors and minds must be open
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Our doors and minds must be open

John Bird: Krasner's work helps us reframe our view of art
Lee Krasner Getty John Bird 1366
John Bird

John Bird: Krasner's work helps us reframe our view of art

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John Bird: Power is money. Spend it wisely
John Bird Future Generations
John Bird

John Bird: Power is money. Spend it wisely

Paul McNamee: Theresa, you're too late
Paul McNamee

Paul McNamee: Theresa, you're too late

John Bird: A future without poverty
John Bird Sophie Howe
John Bird

John Bird: A future without poverty

John Bird: When injustice boils my blood, it’s time let off steam
John Bird
John Bird

John Bird: When injustice boils my blood, it’s time let off steam

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