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Be warned, Nigel Farage’s divisive politics will be disappointing to us all
By Jakob Reid Nigel Farage’s decision to return to the frontline of British politics by standing in Clacton, returning as leader of...


Why Sunak needs to go further: In defence of National Service
By Toby Sawyer National Service was originally introduced in the United Kingdom by Attlee’s Labour Government in 1949 as the global...


A Nation at the Crossroads: Can Starmer Deliver Change?
By Louis Gilmore The Conservative campaign began as Rishi Sunak announced an early election — the third successive Conservative Prime...


Sunak’s National Service Policy Is Not Patriotic
By Ethan Harvey Over a week has passed since Sunak made the peculiar decision to call a General Election, and many are already bored to...


National Service: A Good Idea...if only it wasn't Sunak's
By William Hall In 1954, a keen grammar-school boy from Huddersfield, unable to go to university, had vague images of a quiet life in his...


The 2024 General Election: Things Can Only Get Better (Or Can They?)
By Kara Evans Following rampant speculation across the parliamentary benches, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed a general election...


Infected Blood Scandal: A Failure of the British State
By Isa Seedat “A calamity” and “a catalogue of failures” is how Sir Brian Langstaff, chairman of the Infected Blood Inquiry, described...


Culture wars: election decider or white noise?
By Gabriel Armstrong With May being the month of local elections, the question of what the results might mean for the impending general...


The Future of the Foreign Office
By Jakob Reid The Foreign Office has housed some of the most successful politicians in the UK’s history. From Lord Castlereagh in the...


Recruitment of nurses or a new form of colonialism?
If you have been treated in an NHS hospital in the last year, you may have been struck by the diversity of our health workers. Our health...
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