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20,000 Farmers Protest in Westminster Over 'Farm' Tax
Around 20,000 farmers and their families marched through Westminster on Tuesday to protest against Labour’s 'farm' tax The farm tax,...
Europinion
Nov 19, 20241 min read


The Government’s Bus Fare Cap Rise is a Step in the Wrong Direction
Beyond the minutiae of policy announcements and elaborate charts, Budgets represent much more. They provide an opportunity for...
Abhay Venkitaraman
Nov 2, 20244 min read


2024 UK Budget: Major Tax Overhauls and Spending Boosts
In the first Labour budget for nearly fifteen years, Chancellor Rachel Reeves outlined a £40 billion tax increase alongside significant...
Europinion
Oct 31, 20244 min read


The LinkedIn Post That Killed The Special Relationship
Only Keir Starmer’s Labour Government could kill off the UK’s most trusted friendship with a LinkedIn post. Read that again. You probably...
Dan Sillett
Oct 25, 20244 min read


The Sun Has Set on the British Empire: A Decolonial Perspective on the UK’s Returning of the Chagos Islands
After two long centuries, the sun will finally set on the British Empire . On Thursday 3rd October, it was announced that the UK would...
Zoe Wreford
Oct 14, 20245 min read


Could Labour be More Contradictory, or Wrong, on the Economy?
They really did take us for fools. Labour have lied to millions of voters (albeit to millions of voters less than in 2017 and 2019), as nigh on every soundbite delivered during the 2024 election campaign can now be classed as a fabrication. The difference in the rhetoric of Labour now, and Labour then, is stark. Perhaps government actually is quite hard. Yet the economic decisions of this Labour government are not necessary, nor inevitable. The choices that have been made are
Chris Bean
Oct 12, 20243 min read


Are Labour Going to Increase Taxes?
With only two months left of 2024, Spotify Wrapped is just around the corner. I wonder what Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ top song...
Dan Sillett
Oct 11, 20244 min read


With the winter fuel allowance gone, Reeves should abolish free bus passes next
Ending the winter fuel allowance for pensioners has proved to be a very unpopular decision. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is right to have...
Charles Amos
Oct 10, 20243 min read


Plasters for Severed Legs: A Guide to Britain’s Political Economy
‘ Change ’ cried Starmer at his post-election acceptance speech, as the country tentatively awaited the new government’s solutions for an...
Andres De Miguel
Oct 8, 20243 min read


Keir Starmer Faces Winter Fuel Revolt Amid Donation Scandal as War Looms in the Middle East
Keir Starmer's leadership has seen turbulent ups and downs. As he continues to scapegoat economic criticisms on the failings of the...
Omar Khram
Oct 5, 20244 min read


The Independent Alliance: A Corbynite Ego Trip or a Gateway for Hope in a Parliament of Despair?
Talks of a Jeremy Corbyn-led alliance in the House of Commons have been circulating since early August as the former Labour Party leader...
Kara Evans
Oct 2, 20243 min read


Starmer Butchers Labour Conference: The Self-Destructing Silly Sausage
Keir Starmer’s Labour are going to lose the next UK General Election in 2029. I’ve been saying this for weeks and nobody has listened....
Dan Sillett
Sep 27, 20244 min read


Starmer: Lavish in Crisis, Failing in Governance
Keir Starmer, once touted as the antidote to Conservative Party’s reign of chaos, is now mired in controversy. Rightfully so, I hasten to...
Will Kingston-Cox
Sep 19, 20244 min read


Releasing non-violent prisoners early is the right thing to do
On the 19th August the government triggered Operation Early Dawn, which will see countless prisoners either released or moved to police...
Oliver Dean
Sep 14, 20243 min read


Winter Fuel Payment Cut: Labour Leaves Pensioners Out in the Cold
Labour have voted to cut Winter Fuel Payments for around 10 million pensioners in Britain. For many, this is quite literally as severe as...
Dan Sillett
Sep 10, 20243 min read


Trains, phones and food: the UK can learn a lot from Switzerland
I have just got back from Switzerland. It was immense, thanks for asking – heaven does exist, and it’s right there, in the set of The...
Dan Sillett
Sep 6, 20244 min read


Britain at Breaking Point - The Prisons Crowding Crisis
With prisons bursting at their seams, leaving the government no choice but to schedule the early release of more than 5,000 prisoners ,...
Zoe Wreford
Sep 3, 20245 min read


Face to Face and Door to Door: Breaking the Far-Right Wave
The surge in popularity and influence of far-right parties across Europe is a well documented and universally acknowledged fact of modern...
Andres De Miguel
Aug 31, 20244 min read


Starmer's Sordid Smokescreen
Welcome to Starmer’s United Kingdom - welcome to the Nanny State. In a land where social media posts can see you receive years in jail ,...
Will Kingston-Cox
Aug 30, 20243 min read


Labour's tax rise dilemma. Is it a cause for concern?
As the Chancellor's autumn budget approaches, there is growing anticipation surrounding the state of British infrastructure. The Guardian...
Omar Khram
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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