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Labour doesn’t seem to like Send schools for kids like mine – but here’s what we’ll lose if these precious places are forgotten

An autism school in Wiltshire exemplifies what’s so different about education in a tailored environment, and the outcomes for children speak for themselves, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7

The right is desperate for a solution to falling birthrates. Who’s going to tell them that the answer is immigration?

Reform and Maga are correct that ageing populations are storing up huge social problems, but our prosperity still rests on the hard work of migrants, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · May 31

Rise in shoplifting and theft in UK finds nine in 10 retailers in rural areas targeted

Exclusive: Research shows cost of crime for each affected business was on average £83,000 in past year

The Guardian - UK · May 25

Labour’s Send revolution is a high-stakes experiment. It also threatens precious parental rights

Bridget Phillipson’s 10-year plan is generous in places, but it has its problems. Not least that it could be trashed by a Reform government, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23

I fear that Labour’s special needs revolution will instead be a catastrophic letdown

A familiar story is unfolding: of lofty aims undermined by meagre budgets, constant anonymous briefing – and a drive to remove families’ basic rights, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15

Politicians ‘don’t live how we live’, voters tell me. Morgan McSweeney’s resignation won’t change their minds

Whoever succeeds Keir Starmer will still have an almost impossible task: convincing voters that politicians will serve the people, not themselves, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8

Council and community could join up on housing

Letters: Local councils are not the only answer to improve the lives of residents, writes Dr Piers Taylor, while Martin Wicks says council housing remains the key to resolving the crisis

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3

In Gorton and Denton, I found a long-festering sense of fury that Labour has no idea how to tackle

The people I met were disconnected and angry at the same time. Even if Labour somehow wins this byelection, how does it arrest the slide into hopelessness, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1

In Somerset, I found glorious proof that England can build great council houses. So what is holding us back?

It was life-affirming to meet the residents of Rainbow Way in Minehead. But so much still stands in the way of Labour’s vision for social housing, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25

Lake Cargelligo shootings were over in minutes but the effects will echo through generations in a small NSW town

Police responded on Sunday to a reported sighting of Julian Ingram at Mount Hope, about 70km north of Lake Cargelligo

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25