News Commentary

Sunak Under the Spotlight

Martin Kettle, Katy Balls and Kevan James December 2022. UK Politics and politicians have never been held in lower esteem than they are...

Was This The Weirdest World Cup Ever?

Kevan James/Alex Scott December 2022. Not Quite the Weirdest, But A Little Out of the Ordinary Kevan James For once, let's leave aside...

The Rental Crisis May Become a Homelessness Crisis

December 2022. In our continuing coverage of the crisis engulfing the private rental sector, we look at two more examples. Alix...

The Life of an English GP

Tim Adams November 2020. Stress, exhaustion and 1,000 patients a day Behind the outcry about waiting times lies the anxiety that our...

FPTP or PR for the UK?

Dr Pravin Jeyaraj December 15, 2022. With neither the Conservatives nor Labour backing a change in the UK voting system from First Past...

Public Want MPs' Behaviour Monitored

Zoe Crowther December 15th, 2022. The public have a very poor impression of politicians’ behaviour and support the use of independent...

PM's Statement on Illegal Migration

The Rt. Hon. Rishi Sunak MP, Prime Minister December 13, 2022. Mr Speaker, before I start, I know the whole House will join me in...

Buyers’ Remorse Over £200bn Spent on World Cup?

Ian King November, 2022. Do FIFA and Qatar have buyers’ remorse over £200bn spent on World Cup? Well, it was certainly an eye-opening...

Two Tory-Run Councils Warn PM of Possible Bankruptcy

Patrick Butler, Social policy editor, The Guardian, November, 2022. Two of England’s largest Tory-run local authorities have warned the...

The Rental Crisis - A Feudal Throwback

Moya Lothian-McLean December 3, 2022. "Facing eviction, I’ve learned that relying on ‘good landlords’ is a feudal throwback," says Moya...