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Government Debt is Good, Actually…
Economists find it hard to enjoy election campaigns. The quality of political discourse, especially regarding economic policy, is poor....
Hugh Lind
Jun 20, 20244 min read


If not the Tories then what's your poison?
Trying to keep up with this election is like an asthmatic snail trying to outrun a cheetah. Simply put, it is impossible. There are...
Dan Sillett
Jun 15, 20245 min read


The Case for Lowering the Voting Age: Part 1
This article – and the one to follow – are companions, both addressing the issue of the voting age. More specifically, I am asking what...
Nicholas Greenhalgh
Jun 6, 20243 min read


UK TV Election Debate: And the Winner is... Both and Neither
The opinion polls in British politics are many things, but close is not one of them. Two of the latest show Labour projected to win 114...
Joe Hawkins
Jun 5, 20243 min read


Sunak 5-3 Starmer: Post-Match Analysis
Last night the UK was treated to its first head-to-head debate between Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir...
Dan Sillett
Jun 5, 20247 min read


Nigel Farage sets the overdue cat amongst the futile pigeons
Say what you like about Nigel Farage. He is indisputably the most influential British politician of the 21st century. Farage helped...
Will Kingston-Cox
Jun 3, 20243 min read


Nigel Farage is bringing a storm to Westminster
So it’s finally happened. There are in fact three certainties in life. Death, taxes, and Nigel Farage announcing he’s standing for...
Dan Sillett
Jun 3, 20244 min read


Why nationalising Britain's railways is a good idea, sort of.
The state of our railways is a national embarrassment. To traverse across our relatively small isles by train will set you back hundreds...
Will Kingston-Cox
Jun 2, 20244 min read


Palestinian Recognition: A Turning Point in Middle East Diplomacy
Last week, in a coordinated move following extensive deliberations, the governments of Norway, Spain, and Ireland announced their...
Muhammad Qasim
Jun 1, 20243 min read


The Waiting Game: UK Election Result is Inevitable
These are strange times. Parliament is doddering towards the terminus of its five-year life cycle. An election is coming. Every...
Finlay Healy
May 31, 20244 min read


Five Years Old With Smartphones: Is the UK’s Future in Peril?
A month ago, the UK’s communications regulator OFCOM reported that nearly 25% of children aged five to seven years old have smartphones....
Keith Mulopo
May 30, 20244 min read


National Service: Tories have shot themselves in the foot
We’re not even a week into the General Election campaign yet and it’s already been a rocky start for Rishi Sunak in his Conservative...
Dan Sillett
May 29, 20244 min read


Fourteen Disastrous Years Coming to End
The starting gun has been fired and the long anticipated race to Downing Street has begun. General elections are always a time of...
Adam McCartan
May 28, 20243 min read


Any National Service Should be Voluntary
It’s almost certain that Rishi Sunak will leave office on the 4th July 2024 which would make him the 3rd shortest-serving PM since the...
Jack Wilkin
May 28, 20243 min read


National Service: what the British youth needs
The Conservatives have released a new policy plan for 18-year-olds up and down the country to take part in a form of national service....
Will Kingston-Cox
May 27, 20244 min read


Axis of Evil: Moral Frames 101
In political discourse, language is used strategically to legitimise concepts, ideas, and policies in the mind of the listener. A good...
Devin O'Sullivan
May 27, 20247 min read


Keir Starmer: Political genius? Or simply fortuitous?
The results of the local elections have almost certified that Keir Starmer is set to be Britain’s next Prime Minister. The Labour Party...
Danyal Usman
May 25, 20244 min read


The 6 steps to Keir Starmer’s red heaven
As the election year flies by, Sir Keir Starmer, having donned his spectacles in recent PMQs and interviews, is evidently feeling Prime...
Konrad Szuminski
May 22, 20244 min read


Love of Skill: Football, Efficacy and Partisan Politics
I don’t often have much of an interest in football; politics is more my area. One of the thoughts that crosses this divide, however,...
Nicholas Greenhalgh
May 21, 20243 min read


Rwanda Deportations Begin: The UK Punishes Victims and Innocents
To “stop the boats”, the UK government has for the last two years announced its plan to deport to Rwanda people seeking asylum who...
Caitlin Hoyland
May 18, 20245 min read
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