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Opinion: What’s Behind the Decline of England’s Seaside?

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 By nikol Kutsovska

England’s coastline – home to some of the most beautiful, yet poorest areas in the country.

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Opinion: The Leviathan and the modern British state

October 22, 2025October 24, 2025 By Michael Mammadov

Thomas Hobbes’ seminal work, The Leviathan, is imagined as an all-encompassing entity, protruding irremovable into every aspect of life. Forged by their collective

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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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Sir Chris Wormald: New Cabinet Secretary or Covid Conman?

December 4, 2024December 3, 2024 By Amber Murphy

Kier Starmer has appointed Sir Chris Wormald as the new Cabinet Secretary, succeeding Simon Case. Previously the Permanent Secretary of the Department for

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