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Contents Foreword The theoretical advantage of single-issue pressure groups is that they can form broad coalitions, gathering people from across … Continue reading “Not Invented Here”

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Contents Summary Over the past six decades our political, philosophical and legal approaches to discrimination have evolved, moving from a … Continue reading “Liberalising Discrimination Law”

Contents Summary The Freeports strategy announced by the previous government attempted to address today’s challenges with yesterday’s recipes, lacked the … Continue reading “Beyond Freeports”

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