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What exactly has Essex Police done wrong in its handling of the Epping asylum hotel protest? | Sean O'Grady (@_SeanOGrady) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/epping-…

IndyVoices's tweet card. Protesters outside a hotel housing asylum seekers have accused the local force of ‘bussing in’ anti-racism campaigners, a fallacy repeated by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and which has taken hold on...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 20

French producers are investing in Essex vineyards, and their excellent results – the old jokes need to be laid to rest, or you risk missing out on some of the most delicious new wines going, writes @rosamundhall_ independent.co.uk/voices/essex-w…

IndyVoices's tweet card. French producers are investing in Essex vineyards, and their excellent results – the old jokes need to be laid to rest, or you risk missing out on some of the most delicious new wines going, writes...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 20

The Epping ‘protests’ make me ashamed to admit I’m from Essex #epping #eppingprotests #essex independent.co.uk/voices/epping-…

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Why I, as a straight woman, will be marching at ✨🏳️‍⚧️ London Trans Pride 🏳️‍⚧️✨ (@londontranspride) | Kat Brown 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/trans-p…

IndyVoices's tweet card. My trans friends are under attack like never before – not least thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling about the legal definition of what is a ‘woman’. In a challenging climate, allyship is the least I...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 25

Could Your Party, Jeremy Corbyn’s hard-left breakaway outfit, actually come to Labour's rescue? | Sean O'Grady (@_SeanOGrady) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/jeremy-…

IndyVoices's tweet card. The chaotic launch of Your Party suggests it will be anything but a slick, well-oiled political machine – and hiving off Labour’s hard left might prove beneficial to the government, says Sean O’Grady

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 25

To all the angry men online, putting face-scan checks on porn really isn’t about you | Claire Cohen (@clairecohen) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/age-ver…

IndyVoices's tweet card. From today, websites that carry explicit content are required by law to ask for photo ID or bank account details in order to verify a user’s age, so that children can be protected – where’s the harm...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 25

Emily Thornberry (@EmilyThornberry): It’s time for the UK to recognise Palestine 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/palesti…

IndyVoices's tweet card. The natural reaction of the British public to the scenes of starvation and death in Gaza is to call on politicians to do something – Emily Thornberry, chair of the foreign affairs select committee,...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 24

What does the overturning of a City trader’s fraud conviction mean for deregulation? | James Moore (@JimMooreJourno) independent.co.uk/voices/tom-hay…

IndyVoices's tweet card. The bosses who were supposed to be supervising Tom Hayes sat back and picked up their bonuses, as they always do, writes James Moore. Justice may have been served, but that doesn’t mean any lessons...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 24

Keir Starmer can rightly be proud of the new trade deal with India – it's one in the eye for Boris Johnson | John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/keir-st…

IndyVoices's tweet card. The prime minister has secured Britain’s biggest post-Brexit agreement – but it’s also one in the eye for Boris Johnson, who had promised to make it happen, but failed, says John Rentoul

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 24

River Island may have to close… but I’ll cherish the memories of my 1990s fashion disasters | Victoria Richards (@nakedvix) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/river-i…

IndyVoices's tweet card. Unless a rescue deal can be agreed, the high-street retailer faces imminent collapse. If it joins the likes of Topshop and Miss Selfridge on the street-style scrapheap, where will we get our crushed...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 23

Your move, Robert Jenrick… passed over for promotion, what will Kemi’s biggest rival do next? | John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/robert-…

IndyVoices's tweet card. Whether he turned down the offer of a more substantial position on Badenoch’s front bench, or was simply ignored in her reshuffle, John Rentoul wonders what the shadow justice secretary might be up...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 23

Only Nigel Farage benefits from another ‘summer of riots’ | Andrew Grice 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/nigel-f…

IndyVoices's tweet card. The Reform UK leader’s warning of civil disobedience on a vast scale – following outbreaks of violence over asylum-seekers – has hijacked the national conversation. But there are ways the government...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 23

There are valid issues for resident doctors to settle, but this week’s strike will further erode people’s trust in the NHS – and could hasten the end of the system altogether, warns John Oldham, GP for 29 years and a senior adviser to Wes Streeting independent.co.uk/voices/residen…

IndyVoices's tweet card. There are valid issues for resident doctors to settle, but this week’s strike will further erode people’s trust in the NHS – and could hasten the end of the healthcare system altogether, warns John...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 22

John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul): With a reshuffle that sees the return of James Cleverly, what is Kemi Badenoch really up to? 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/kemi-ba…

IndyVoices's tweet card. To prop up her team, the Conservatives’ vulnerable leader had little choice but to ‘hug’ one of her previous rivals close – and she was right to keep Robert Jenrick at arm’s length, argues John...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 22

Can no one silence Nigel Farage’s latest populist dogwhistle? | Sean O'Grady (@_SeanOGrady) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/nigel-f…

IndyVoices's tweet card. Nigel Farage’s plan to halve crime – by spending £17bn on building ‘Nightingale prisons’, jailing for life those convicted three times, and sending Britain’s worst offenders to jail in El Salvador –...

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 22

The government’s unexpected record borrowing will hit us all – but where? | James Moore (@JimMooreJourno) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/governm…

IndyVoices's tweet card. As borrowing soars to an unexpected new high of £20bn, we’re all going to feel the pinch – but not in the places you might expect, says James Moore

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 21

The government’s pensions plan might just work… but there’s one glaring omission | James Moore (@JimMooreJourno) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/pension…

IndyVoices's tweet card. The triple lock has made the state pension ruinously expensive – but ditching it might be popular if it meant people could retire before their 70s, says James Moore

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 21

My Gen Z son commits a hate crime every time he makes a cuppa… and he’s not alone | Georgina Fuller (@GeorgieR30) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/gen-z-t…

IndyVoices's tweet card. As two-thirds of under-30s admit to using the microwave to make a cup of tea, Georgina Fuller asks if it’s an annoying act of rebellion – or are young people scared of popping the kettle on?

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 21

The Cunliffe report into our failing water industry will make a splash | Sean O'Grady (@_SeanOGrady) 👇This story is currently free to read 👇 independent.co.uk/voices/cunliff…

IndyVoices's tweet card. There is much to recommend in Sir Jon Cunliffe’s 88-point plan, says Sean O’Grady – not least that it paves the way for the utility to be brought back into public hands

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Independent Voices@IndyVoices · Jul 20

Diane Abbott may not be right – but is she entirely wrong on race? #dianeabbott independent.co.uk/voices/diane-a…

IndyVoices's tweet card. We need to have a grown-up conversation about racism, writes Ava Vidal – and I believe people are missing what the now partyless MP was actually trying to say

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