The Independent Voices

Skewed statistics hide the rise in domestic violence at a time when services are being drastically cut around the UK

Targeting wives and mothers who cannot speak English seems a funny way to win the hearts and minds of Muslims

From foster care and benefits to universities and pay thresholds, the Conservatives aren't exactly championing those who arrive from overseas

According to the think tank British Future, Muslims feel more strongly British than any faith or ethnic minority - including the white population

Labour seemed to identify the UK as a rotting castle in which it proposed to do little but change the ashtrays

As flooded homes painfully dry out, we should reflect and wake up to the broader truth, based not on computer predictions but the evidence in front of us, that we are entering a new climatic age

The following letters appear in the 19th January edition of the Independent

The great irony is that in later life many adults, as I did, have a sudden volte-face towards keeping fit

It has been alleged by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) that an official at the Japanese government-appointed agency that controls the country's domestic ivory market is encouraging illegal trade in elephant tusks.

Bidding closes at 9pm on Tuesday January 19, so there's just time for a last look at the 23 lots on offer

However, there are differences between the case of tennis and that of athletics and football

In the best of worlds this move would lead to a massive investment programme that improves the lives of ordinary Iranians

Baroness Jay, who served in Blair's first Cabinet, talked to students at King's London about making history

The Bengali language really comes into its own when dishing out discipline and that is something my mother excelled in. This proves that fluent English is no prerequisite for keeping children away from extreme influences

Over the last few years there's been a real push by the meat industry to make eating meat cool, hipster (see: pulled pork) and masculine

To block someone's last wishes is particularly sad, as when you do, you are changing a legacy they thought they were going to leave

An internal report due this week will focus on Labour's lack of narrative, but there can be no marketing quick fix for the party. Corbyn must focus on the meaning behind his messaging and with Momentum and his New Economics events, he might well be on his way

Think military role-play in the bedroom, but expanded into every part of your relationship

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