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‘Pod Save America’ is the American left’s answer to our deeply cynical times.
Written by Ben Morley The hosts of Pod Save America (L to R Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett) with Washington...


EU Vaccine Failure
By JAMIE SPRATT It is no secret that the EU has massively underperformed with its vaccination programme. There is a rare consensus among...


Covid Domestic Passports are a Deeply Damaging Power Grab
Written by Sidney Pycroft Prime Minister Boris Johnson, seen above, is proposing covid vaccine passports as a way of safely returning to...


A Global Minimum Corporation Rate may just be the answer to tax havens
Written by Matthew Oulton Janet Yellen, US Treasury Secretary, recently proposed a global minimum corporate tax rate. It’s an age-old...


The UK Press Briefing Room: Transparency and Open Government or Imported Theatrics?
Written by Sidney Pycroft The new Downing Street press room, at a reported cost of over £2m, being used for a Coronavirus Briefing. Open...


Erdogan and the Istanbul Convention: A Non-Cautionary Tale
By ILGIN ÖZKUL March 20, 2021. This day seemed like it would be just another day of absurd politics, corrupted authority figures, and the...


‘Kill the Bill’ or Kiss Goodbye to Democracy
By BEN FIRTH For a party which has portrayed itself as spending much time and effort protecting us from perceived attacks on our...


US gun reforms: will we ever see meaningful change?
Written by Eric Sun Firearms can be fun. Having personally experienced shooting fully automatic, military grade weapons before in a gun...


Republican resistance to the Equality Act could cost them more than their religious rights
Written by Celia Bergin The House of Representatives passing the Equality Act in February marks a notable shift in protection of LGBTQIA+...


A meeting with the Universities Minister left me deeply concerned about higher education in the UK
Written by Niall Hawkins The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson (top left at table) and Universities Minister Micelle Donelan (top...
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