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How did the EU get COVID so wrong?

The EU has looked entirely impregnable since 2016, whatever you think of the benefits or restrictions of membership. The conflicts of the start of the last decade, when the rising tide of anti-EU ...

Who is Dr. Alex George, the new Youth Mental Health Ambassador?

Earlier this week, the Prime Minister announced the appointment of Dr. Alex George as the Youth Mental Health Ambassador, coinciding with this year’s Children’s Mental Health week. The prolific ...

How pension tax relief could be improved

The Government gives a bonus as a reward for your savings in the form of tax relief. When you save into a pension and earn tax relief, some of your money from the tax you paid on your earnings goes ...

Female, feminist and northern: Angela Rayner gives hope the “male, pale and stale” political class is disintegrating

In the House of Commons, the sound of female northern accents has long been subjected to - at best – marginalisation, and - at worse - contempt and scorn. Pat Glass, former Labour MP for ...

Rockstars, big cash, and yogic flying: The story behind the Natural Law party

1994 was a different time. Harry Potter was still three years away from publication, and John Major was Prime Minister. It is also the year of the now famous Natural Law party political ...

Why profitable oil companies are vital for the green energy revolution

It may seem counterintuitive, but the conventional wisdom in the environmental world is that profitable oil, gas and coal majors are good for decarbonisation - boosting R&D funding, and improving ...

Libya: A glimmer of hope

Since the 2011 Arab Spring, Libya – a country of 6.7 million inhabitants, potentially very rich with immense oil reserves – has been beset by violent conflicts between different factions and ...

Exam results were a 'no-win' problem, but the UK and Scottish governments have lost hard

The COVID-19 crisis has had impacts across every aspect of public life in the UK and abroad. Perhaps the most long-lasting impact has been on young people, who have been forced to miss a huge chunk ...

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