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Levelling-up: mental health and work
RUTH HUNT talks to those who have been kept out of the workplace through discrimination over their mental health
CHRISTOPHE DOMEC speaks to the France Insoumise politician facing constant persecution from French authorities
It can be hard to discern conspiracy theory from reality and under the Trump regime the two might just be the same thing, writes Linda Pentz Gunter
ALAN SIMPSON says responses to the Golders Green attacks risk deepening divides across our country
Capturing the general strikes history is a vital part of our struggles today, posits HENRY FOWLER
On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right
CONSERVATIVES at Walsall Council have objected to Sean Coughlan, a Labour councillor who has been open about his mental health problems, taking up the post of deputy mayor.
The decision was called “democratic” but the reason given for blocking his appointment was his past struggles with mental health — a decision Coughlan described as “archaic.”
This news story shines a light on the unfair treatment many employees with a mental health diagnosis face, despite the Equality Act (2010).
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