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Defeat and defection: Tories are down bad
The longer the Conservatives hang on, the worse it gets. Last week Rishi Sunak lost 474 councillors, the constituency of Blackpool south, and Andy St…
1 year, 8 months ago
How can life sciences investment make the UK healthier? | Sponsored
The UK is on course for a huge rise in preventable illness. The Health Foundation charity predicts that by 2040, one in five adults will be living wi…
1 year, 8 months ago
What do we really know about ‘Starmerism’?
Keir Starmer is the man poised to be the next leader of the UK. But he is also a man of whom many - including those in his own party - have asked: wh…
1 year, 8 months ago
Election Special: "by and large, the country has moved against the government"
It has been a terrible night for the Conservatives who have lost councillors, constituencies, and new Mayoral positions to Labour. Keir Starmer has c…
1 year, 8 months ago
John Swinney - the next leader of Scotland?
One week ago, Humza Yousaf, first minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party, terminated the power-sharing deal with the Scottish…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Rwanda bill will create a legacy of suffering - an interview with a former asylum seeker
In 2022, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced that for the first time since records had begun, 100 million people were displac…
1 year, 8 months ago
What are the chances of a Conservative-Reform UK coalition?
A listener writes in to ask, "Is there any risk of a Conservative - Reform coalition?"
"Why do journalists not ask “how are you going to pay for it” w…
1 year, 8 months ago
Can Labour get Britain's trains back on track?
Train travel in the UK has become an increasingly painful experience in the past few years. Prices continue to rise at an astonishing rate, meanwhile…
1 year, 8 months ago
Can Britain quit smoking for good? | Sponsored
MPs have voted to back Rishi Sunak's progressive smoking ban. Can it work?
The Tobacco & Vapes Bill includes new legislation to increase the smoking a…
1 year, 8 months ago
Boarding school boys rule Britain, at what cost?
In March, Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer, published his memoir - A Very Private School. This recounted, in devastating detail, the abuse, both…
1 year, 8 months ago