There have been penalties for those who looked the other way when Epstein was convicted of child sex offences and decided to maintain relationships with the financier — but not for the British ambassador to Washington, reveals SOLOMON HUGHES
The holiday season isn't so happy for everyone
BECK ROBERTSON looks at how poverty has exacerbated the incidence and seriousness of mental health issues in the population
Labour’s new Treasury unit will ‘challenge unnecessary regulation’ by forcing nominally independent bodies like Ofwat to bend to business demands — exactly what Iain Anderson’s corporate clients wanted, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
DR DYLAN MURPHY looks at a Big Brother Watch report which exposes the government as an enabler of DWP secret spying on benefit claimants
The EU faces a critical choice: will it remain in the shadow of an increasingly unreliable US ally, or will it forge its own path in a multilateral world where co-operation with China is essential, asks MARC VANDEPITTE as leaders meet for the EU-China Summit
A lot of discussion about how the left should currently organise – including debate on whether the Green Party is a useful vehicle for advance – runs the risk of refusing to engage with or learn from the reasons the left was defeated previously, argues KEVIN OVENDEN
For Egypt trade trumps the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians, but how long can the country’s ‘misleaders’ – and others in the region – continue their indifference against the popular will of their own people, asks ROGER McKENZIE
MANY of us enjoy the holiday festivities, but for some, this time of year only brings extra stress, exacerbating problems like depression.
For those living in poverty, the pressure can be especially intense, especially for families who endure a daily struggle to put food on the table, as well as those who are already marginalised.
According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 7.8 per cent of people in Britain currently meet the criteria for an official medical diagnosis of anxiety and depression, while 4-10 per cent of people in England will experience a depressive episode at least once in their lifetime.
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