Why our new Chancellor has made the right decision on the road to repairing the public finances The 2024 budget under Chancellor Rachel Reeves marks a pivotal moment in the UK’s fiscal policy, balancing the urgent need for public service…
Re-visiting Sathnam Sanghera’s Empireworld: Mile End Institute Hennessy Lecture On Wednesday I had the privilege of attending the Mile End Institute’s Hennessy lecture with Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireworld: How British Imperialism has Shaped the Globe, and Jerry Brotton, Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London. A brief introduction…
I’ve written before that the politics of the far right, or, more accurately, the politics of hate, is easy. It is easy to hate, rather than endeavour to possess all the facts, to understand, to debate, to reason…to listen. It…
It’s 2014, and the coalition government is publishing its “Promoting fundamental British values as part of SMSC in schools” (catchy) advice for school leaders. It’s intention? To cement the teaching of British values into the spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development of…
Well, they listened. Almost a month ago I wrote that the House of Lords need not be replaced but revamped to be “fit for the new age we are tumbling into”. Just days ago the ministers introduced a bill to finally rid the upper chamber of the 92 remaining…
For-you-page politics. We now live in an age where many young peoples’ views are determined by algorithms and whatever their peers are thinking and discussing about on social media platforms, particularly Instagram and TikTok. This is pushing us to turn…
Over a year ago, I highlighted concerns that a vote for Red America could pose challenges for those prioritizing environmental sustainability and the urgent need to tackle some of the most significant global threats we face today. The stakes in…
