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Trans Rights Are Under Attack

Trans people endure vile attacks, invalidation by trans-exclusionary feminists, and invalidation by the law. And it’s getting worse.

9 min readFeb 15, 2021

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Useful Limits For Reasonable Debate on Trans Athletes

The trans athletes debate is polarised in the extreme. These two cases should find consensus in delimiting the bounds of reasonableness.

5 min readJul 21, 2022

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Reduce First, Offset Later: How ‘Net Zero' Should Work

‘Net zero' is a useful organising principle for climate action. But some companies are using it to kick the can and avoid decarbonising.

5 min readAug 4, 2021

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Brexit Is Broken. Here’s How To Fix It.

The Northern Ireland Protocol in the Brexit deal is causing shortages and violence in the region. Here’s how it can be fixed.

5 min readJul 31, 2021

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Brexit Is Broken. Here’s How To Fix It.

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The Social Care Crisis Is Bigger Than We Think

The current social care system is plagued by poor standards and low funding. But if we fix these problems, there’s another lurking ahead.

5 min readJul 21, 2021

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The Social Care Crisis Is Bigger Than We Think

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Hell and High Water: The Climate Emergency Is Here

The stakes of the climate crisis have never been higher — and now they’re staring us in the face like never before.

4 min readJul 21, 2021

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Reporting In Chaos: Why NYT Visual Investigations Are So Important

The NYT’s Visual Investigations Team does vital work — verifying information and bringing clarity to chaos. We need more of this…

4 min readJul 3, 2021

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Reporting In Chaos: Why NYT Visual Investigations Are So Important

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A New Dawn For Social Care?

The government seems keen to reinvent social care — but it’s not yet clear how. Here are the key decisions they have to make.

4 min readJul 2, 2021

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A New Dawn For Social Care?

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The Indian Covid-19 Variant, Explained

There’s panic about a double-mutation variant of coronavirus spreading in India and beyond — but what does this variant actually mean?

5 min readMay 19, 2021

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The Indian Covid-19 Variant, Explained

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It’s Not Israel Against Palestine. It’s People Against Politicians.

5 min readMay 12, 2021

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It’s Not Israel Against Palestine. It’s People Against Politicians.

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Dave Olsen

Political and policy analysis | Operations Director, politika.org.uk | Student, University of Oxford | twitter.com/dave_olsen16

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