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14 July 2017

This parliament has already proved that cross-party alliances are the future

Progressive politicians must empower grassroots movements – and accept some loss of power themselves.

By Peter Hain

(Photo By Photo: Getty)

Never before has the political culture in Britain felt so angry, bigoted and polarised.

The EU referendum introduced an ugly strain of lies, misinformation and angry, macho politics that squeezed out any room for nuance or complexity and shouted down opponents instead of trying to reason with and persuade them.

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