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Opinion – Sam Fender’s TV Dinner: A Love Letter to the Working Class

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 By Amber Murphy

Following the release of his new number one album People Watching, Sam Fender is enjoying the latest success in his glittering career. The

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Reforming Sexual Offence Laws – Lessons from the Zhenhao Zou Case

March 5, 2025 By Freya Holland

The time for meaningful legislative reform is now.

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This Week in PMQs: Defence, Ukraine and Trump 

March 3, 2025 By Phineas Horan

This week, Parliament wishes the PM good luck as he leaves for a meeting with President Trump to secure the future of Ukraine

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Heathrow’s Third Runway: Long-Delayed Plans Finally Taking Flight?

February 28, 2025February 28, 2025 By Daniel Groves

Last month Rachel Reeves publicly announced the UK government’s support for constructing a third runway at Heathrow Airport, reigniting a longstanding debate in the

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Opinion: The UK’s Classist Education Pipeline 

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 By Millie Rowsell

In September 2020, reports emerged of a group of university students planning a competition to have sex with the “poorest girl on campus”.

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This Week in PMQs: Immigration Loopholes and a Trade War

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 By Phineas Horan

Less than a month in, UK is already beginning to feel the economic effects of Trump’s presidency.

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This Week in PMQs: Clean Energy, Trump’s Foreign Policy, Lockdown Breaches 

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 By Phineas Horan

As political tensions flare over energy policy, international diplomacy and past pandemic restrictions, opposition leaders ramp up pressure on the UK government.

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Money Talks: is Wealth Undermining Democracy in the UK?

February 7, 2025February 6, 2025 By Lily Groves

Democracy is built on the concept that every citizen has an equal voice, yet wealth persists to shape political power in Britain. As economic inequality worsens, the risk of

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This Week in PMQs: Employment Rights and EU-UK Relations

February 3, 2025February 7, 2025 By Phineas Horan

Kemi Badenoch challenged the Prime Minister over the new Employment Rights Bill, warning it would make it harder for businesses to recruit new employees.

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London Rallies Against Robinson

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025 By Amber Murphy

Despite harsher restrictions on protests in the UK, thousands took to the streets this Saturday to counter Tommy Robinson’s summoning of his supporters.

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