Boris Johnson says falling birth rates are not a disaster. It is an attractive argument. Calm, contrarian, reassuring. The sort of line that lands well in a culture tired of being told that anything is wrong. But it is also profoundly detached
How coercion, secrecy and abortion can be used to conceal exploitation The crimes of Jeffrey Epstein have shocked the world. The deeper scandal was not only what he did, but how long he was able to do it. Wealth, influence and institutional
I have always considered myself one of the good ones. In the quiet, ongoing battle against environmental degradation, I believed I was holding the line with a degree of distinction. My home is a testament to this commitment; several years ago, I
On the 24th October 2023 we lost our 17 year old son Mac, he took his life at home I found him. Our lives will never be the same and I cannot begin to understand the pain my boy was ging through
On Tuesday last week the Supreme Court of the British Indian Ocean Territory blocked the attempt of the UK Government to remove Chagossian First Minister, Misley Mandarin, and five other Chagossians from the Chagos Island, Pero Banhos. The Chagossians were forcibly removed
In July 2024, Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised that his government would “tread more lightly on your lives.” It was a reassuring sentiment recognising that not every social concern requires a new rule, not every risk demands a ban, and not every
In 2026, the United Kingdom will cross a threshold not seen in over a century. For the first time since the early 1900s, deaths are projected to outnumber births. This isn’t just a statistical milestone, it’s a stark warning that Britain’s demographic
The “national conversation” on SEND reform has ended, and everyone who has an interest in supporting children and young people with SEND is waiting with some trepidation for the Government to publish its much-trailed schools white paper. But why have there been
The Terminally-Ill Adults (end of Life) Bill seems increasingly likely to fail through lack of time, sharing the fate of most Private Members’ Bills. The Bill has been given much more time than PMBs are usually afforded, but it is vastly longer.
The so-called “most depressing day of the year” is a tough moment for under-pressure households. But it’s little better for the people we rely on to pick up the pieces when the money runs out. The third Monday of January has earned
Last year, we started a campaign to move away from single-use plastic to reusable or biodegradable alternatives. We took aim at the cigarette butts, the most common item of plastic rubbish in the world, with a staggering 4.5 trillion littered every year.
We live at a time when it feels like the UK Labour Government is losing its moral bearings in a way that threatens its connection with the electorate, a particular problem when one remembers it received less votes than when Labour lost