Student loans are in the news again. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision to freeze the repayment threshold of Plan 2 student loans for 3 years after April 2027 has caused an uproar  among students who will now face higher repayment costs. This only adds insult to injury for those who borrowed from the government’s Student Loans Company between 2012 and 2023. As it stands, the vast majority of students will already be unable to pay back their Plan 2 student loan before the 40-y

We’re in a political epoch where no principle, institution, or authority is sacred. Everything is questioned, debated, and assessed within an inch of its life. Sometimes, it's unclear if there’s anything we all universally agree upon – if there is anything hallowed, permitted to go unquestioned. Political change is undoubtedly essential as an agent of progress, but sometimes we broaden debate so much that we lose focus on what matters. I recently spent a lecture entertaining

Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion In a recent intervention , I mentioned a historian whom I treasure, Dr. Timothy Snyder of Yale, who...