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Archie Rankin is the Assistant Director of the Global Cooperation Program at the Sixteenth Council, where he drives initiatives to redefine governance, strengthen public-private alliances, and promote sustainable progress. He oversees the development of the Council's annual report, curating insights from global Fellows and thought leaders. With a focus on actionable policy change, Archie fosters cross-sector collaboration to address crises like economic instability, geopolitical unrest, and global insecurity. His work at the Council reflects a broader commitment to advancing strategic policymaking and governance reform on a global scale.

The Future of the House Lords

In their 1910 manifesto Labour said that the upper chamber “must go”, yet over 100 hundred years later we still find ourselves with a chamber containing dukes, earls and viscounts. Granted, not all of those outdated title remain, and Starmer has pledged to restore trust in British politics by abolishing the presence of hereditary peers in our law-making together

Labour Party: Go Hard or Go Home 

Britain has a role to play on the world stage, especially since Britain has usually been the villain in whatever great drama is playing out. Opinium’s latest poll gives Labour a 20-point lead over the Conservatives, and sentiment across the UK is that Starmer should start picking out curtain fabric for Number 10.