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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.

Jul 21, 2022

Useful Limits For Reasonable Debate on Trans Athletes

Jul 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.

Aug 4, 2021

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

Aug 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.

Jul 31, 2021

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

Jul 31, 2021

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.

Jul 21, 2021

The Social Care Crisis Is Bigger Than We Think

Jul 21, 2021

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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.

Jul 21, 2021

Hell and High Water: The Climate Emergency Is Here

Jul 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…

Jul 3, 2021

Reporting In Chaos: Why NYT Visual Investigations Are So Important

Jul 3, 2021

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.

Jul 2, 2021

A New Dawn For Social Care?

Jul 2, 2021

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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?

May 19, 2021

The Indian Covid-19 Variant, Explained

May 19, 2021

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

May 12, 2021

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

May 12, 2021

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The Only Solution To Population Collapse Is Immigration

But we’re turning immigrants away.

May 10, 2021

The Only Solution To Population Collapse Is Immigration

May 10, 2021

Dave Olsen

Dave Olsen

Political and policy analysis | Former Ops Director, politika.org.uk | BA PPE, University of Oxford | Incoming MSc IR, LSE | twitter.com/dave_olsen16

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