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Grenfell uncovered: An ongoing fight for justice
By Elina Daryani On a warm spring evening in 2017, a 24-storey tower block in West London was engulfed by a devastating fire, claiming...


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...


Zohran Mamdani: A lesson for the left?
By Jessica Banks What is a politician? Someone with power and authority chosen to aid their electorate; to uplift the impoverished,...


Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme: An adventure in stylised political subtext
By Cianan Sheekey Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Phoenician Scheme. Praise for the stylistic brilliance of Wes...


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...


When the system protects itself: The NHS's problem with accountability
By Ehsan Ibrahim Martha Mills, seen here in 2017, tragically died following the "gross negligence" of a senior consultant and professor...


The frog has already boiled: Inside the far-right takeover of French media
If French politics was a TV show, what would the central premise be? Would it be the downfall of king Macron, surrounded by his...


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...
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