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Is the legal profession facing “a moment of reckoning” over sexual harassment?
By Alannah Henry An independent review into sexual harassment and bullying in the Criminal Bar is set to lift the lid on endemic misogyny...


Will Starmer be able to resist calls to open new oil and gas fields?
By Charles Wawn Protestors stand outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero after it was revealed that oil from the...


The room where it happens: How number 10 lost control
'The Room Where It Happens': aka the Thatcher Room. Despite having a ground-floor office, Starmer prefers to work from the first floor...


Old Labour, new Labour, blue Labour: A summary critique of Labour Party factionalism
By Cianan Sheekey Architect of Blue Labour, Maurice Glasman, has claimed that Starmer’s current chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, is “one...


Will Britain ever return to the EU?
By Stephen Dowse The “Leave” victory in 2016 sparked huge anticipation among Brexiteers. Nigel Farage declared the move would “go down in...


Should the right to vote for the President of Ireland be extended to Irish citizens in Northern Ireland?
By Alannah Henry Michelle O'Neill, Northern Ireland's First Minister, seen with Gerry Adams, the party's former leader, last year. Image:...


Labour strategy: All talk?
By Ben Langer Sir Keir and Angela Rayner seen at the Labour Party Conference last September, but now faced with increased scrutiny,...


Will the rise of Reform UK ever end?
By Lewis Young Dominating the news cycles, and now dominating results. The Reform party won 677 council seats and 10 councils in the 2025...


Runcorn and Helsby: a premonition of reform-ageddon or a wake up call for Starmer?
By Ehsan Ibrahim Nigel Farage celebrates victory in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election. Image: Anthony Devlin While 23 councils and six...


I am every woman: The implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on gender, sex, and identity.
By Meghana Pappu On 16 April 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of "woman" under the Equality Act referred only...
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