It is already illegal to sell any vaping product to under-18s, so banning disposables will do nothing but take them out of the hands of adults, who represent the vast majority of users of disposable vapes. With this ban on disposables, the
Everyone pretends they have read Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. But they haven’t; I’m sure of it. Because if they had, we wouldn’t, here and now, in the UK, be strolling nonchalantly towards frightfully similar totalitarian horrors. Orwell’s boldly drawn satire throws a bright
If you visit a typical classroom filled with teenagers studying for their GCSEs, you’ll find that 45 percent are not living with both natural parents. Many will agree with me that this is an extraordinarily high proportion. It’s almost certainly the highest
The following is from the Department of Education’s guidelines about how Black History should be taught at Key Stage 3 Teachers could, for example, look at Britain’s transatlantic slave trade – its effects and its eventual abolition – including the successful slave-led
Politicians have come to believe many things about decarbonisation that are not true. This applies just as much to those in opposition as it does to those on the Government benches. Ed Miliband, for example, has become convinced that offshore wind is
As first-time buyers fall to the lowest level in a decade, Michael Gove continues to show what a slim grasp he has on economics, investment and the current housing crisis, by threatening to plunge the residential property sector into further crisis through
That’s an alarming statistic for MSP Liam McArthur to mull over as he prepares to bring a new assisted suicide Bill before Holyrood. He believes there is enough support at Holyrood to pass his legislation. But he does not recognise that the
Politics in 2024 will see a long wait for the General Election – probably until November or even December. This could well be a ‘big change’ election when it comes. The British public rarely votes a Prime Minister out and a new
In recent weeks, proponents of decriminalising abortion have suggested that the current law has led to an increasing number of women being investigated by the police after suffering a miscarriage or stillbirth. This was highlighted by a recent article in the Times.
If you work in Westminster, as many reading this article do, it is hard to ignore a King’s Speech. The streets are closed down and the surrounding areas get tidied ready for a visit from the monarch, who will turn up in
