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Chris Mullin

Chris Mullin is a former Labour minister. He is the author of four volumes of diaries, the latest of which Didn’t You Use to be Chris Mullin? is published by Biteback.

I would never have been selected in Starmer’s Labour

A new wave of intolerance is sweeping the party as independent-minded candidates are barred.

By Chris Mullin

I would never have been selected in Starmer’s Labour

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Building peace in a dangerous world needs resources, not just goodwill

Conflict resolution is only the first step.

By Chris Mullin

Militant Liverpool by Diane Frost and Peter North: The secret of a revival – we stopped feeling sorry for ourselves

In recent years, with the help of a substantial capital injection from the EU, Liverpool has undergone a long-overdue…

By Chris Mullin

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