Politics
The Worsening Student Loan Crisis: Declining Trust Politically and Economically
The system has lost both economic credibility and political legitimacy embodying inequality in British society once again.
Opinion
Opinion
Political Fawning or Pragmatism? The Labour government's China policy
The decade-long freeze of British-Chinese relations is warming up.
History
The Nostalgia of Empire
Looking back, we can see how the past continues to affect the present and the future yet to come.
Politics
Labour's approach to immigration could spell electoral disaster
Immigration has been the hottest policy issue of the Labour government’s tenure so far, with ‘borders’ and ‘boats’ frequenting lips across the political spectrum. With Reform UK and the Greens surging in the polls, where exactly have Starmer & Co. gone wrong - and where should they go next?
Politics
Is the Starmer ministry headed in the right direction?
With Labour’s sweeping win in 2024, hopes for change amongst Britons rose sharply. Yet by the time of Keir Starmer’s first party conference as Prime Minister, his approval ratings had never been lower. To assess whether Starmer is heading in the right direction from an economic perspective, success
History
Do Schools Teach History Selectively?
Walk into a British secondary-school classroom and you can usually predict the timeline before the teacher has written a date on the board. The rise of Britain, the fall of Britain, the wars Britain fought and won. Students become experts in the Blitz, the Somme and the moral clarity of