Following the cuts to National Insurance contributions in the Budget, Jeremy Hunt hinted at the idea that the Conservative Party’s long-term goal is to abolish ...more
In this extract from his speech delivered at the LSE, First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf argues that a dangerous consensus between the Conservatives and Labour ...more
What would it take for the UK's current "technical" recession to turn into a real one? Jason Lennard puts the UK's economic dip in historical perspective ...more
Following an emergency speech by the Prime Minister on the dangers of extremist ideology, the Government is said to be reconsidering the very definition of ...more
Despite the existence of the NHS, the UK has a Gender Health Gap. Women, especially those of low socio-economic status, have worse health outcomes than ...more
The Chancellors' focus on tax cuts in the 2024 Budget leave the UK economy's major challenges largely untouched. Low growth and the urgent need to move ...more
Tax cuts during a pre-election Budget make party-political sense. They ensure some electoral support and create constraints that a new government will find hard to ...more
The head of the British army, General Sir Patrick Sanders, recently raised concerns over poor recruitment in the military. But as Jonathan Parry and Christina ...more
Calls for the Speaker of the House, Lindsay Hoyle, to resign reveal a deeper, structural problem with the representation of smaller parties in the Commons. ...more
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