Opinion: The UK’s Law on the Age of Consent is Riddled with Contradictions
Note: this article is part of the International Law Society and The Witness Journal’s collaboration and article competition. Mature enough for sex, but
Guest Opinion by Steve Race MP: The South West’s Innovation Moment
About the writer: Steve Race has been the serving Member of Parliament for Exeter since 2024. He is a member of the Labour
This Week In PMQs: Education and U.S. Intelligence
Just before the Spring Statement, the government addressed questions on whether mobile phones should be banned schools. The House of Commons also debated intelligence with the United States following a security breach involving a leaked group chat from the White House.
Labour slashes support for disabled people to reverse Tory austerity?
The UK Government has proposed a £5 billion cut to disability benefits, the largest on record. The change has been dubbed ‘non-negotiable’ and
Will Reports of Reform UK Infighting Dampen the Party’s Hopes for Success?
On the 7th March 2025, Reform UK released a statement saying they had suspended Rupert Lowe, one of their MPs. The statement displayed a variety of
This Week in PMQs: Minimum Wage Increase and the Spring Statement
This week, the government highlighted its upcoming minimum wage increase, while Labour and the Tories clashed over economic performance and the Spring Statement set for next week.
Explainer: What is the UK’s Kleptocracy Problem?
The growing geopolitical instability begs the question of how the UK is going to protect itself and allies from enabling its adversaries.
This Week in PMQs: Ukraine and the Economy
This week, mounting pressure from MPs forces the government to take a stand, pushing for Putin’s prosecution and the return of abducted Ukrainian children as part of a potential peace deal with Russia.
Opinion: Disability Benefit Cut is Yet Another Betrayal for Disabled People
Starmer has fallen into the trap of many politicians before him: scapegoating disabled people in an attempt to gain support from the right-wing
This Week in PMQs: Ukraine-US Relations, Defence and Breakfast Clubs
The Prime Minister’s Questions are normally a raucous event and good spectator sport, however the mood in the house this week was solemn and unsmiling in its discussion Trump and Ukraine.