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Precariously Prepared? British Communities Must Confront Their Tempestuous Futures in 2026

If the previous decade permitted us at safe distance to pontificate about Polycrisis, 2026 is the junctural year for communities to recognise their need to act. Risks are mounting, their potential impacts are becoming more severe. US users of social media sounded alarms concerning the prospect of a global recession all throughout 2025, particularly over Trump’s trade tariffs and an alleged AI stock market bubble. Neither prediction has definitively occurred (yet), but th

G. Armstrong

5 days ago3 min read

Poverty In The Classroom

Over the summer, Britain’s shocking disparity in education was laid bare, as circa 40% of students failed their maths and English GCSEs, the worst-performing region being the West Midlands. Despite being the third-largest spending area ( behind only welfare and the NHS ), the UK’s education system is another public service in crisis. Following years of austerity, the lasting effects of COVID-19, and the punishing cost of living crisis, students across all years face the burd

Arsima Bereketab

Dec 28, 20253 min read

I Was A Juror. Lammy’s Proposals Are Misguided.

Never has time felt more like a construct than in the jurors waiting room at Wolverhampton Crown Court – once inside, you’d be hard pushed to guess the decade let alone how long you’d be kept waiting. There are three clocks dotted along the pale blue walls and no television; the Wi-Fi works (just about). Fifties-style dinner ladies are arbitrarily summoned by a bell to dish out fish fingers, chips, and beans whilst queues spring up at the vending machines for hot drinks that

Kate Bevan

Dec 12, 20255 min read