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Comparing the Numbers: MPs Leaving Now to Previous Elections
Isla Glaister March 2023 How does the number of MPs planning to step down compare to previous years? The Conservative Party has asked its...


Will Labour No Longer Be The Party Of Big Spending?
Ben Riley-Smith, Camilla Turner, Daniel Martin March 2023 In a speech, the Labour leader has argued that his party is ready to govern...


The Last 747
Kevan James, December 2022 The last ever built Boeing 747 has rolled out from the Everett factory in the state of Washington. The...


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...


Heathrow prepares for Christmas getaway
The Heathrow Observer December 2022. 5.6m people travelled through Heathrow in November, down from 5.9m in October. Over 55 million...


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...
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