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High taxes or high migration? The UK’s dilemma

11th February 2024

After record migration figures, the government wants fewer people coming to the country. What does this mean for the UK and its citizens? “Migration to is far too high”, was the reaction of the Conservative Home Secretary, James Cleverly, to new migration figures in November 2023. As revealed by data from the Office ...


A threadbare NHS

23rd November 2023

Austerity can be numbing; but we cannot allow that to lead to inaction over a lifeline service – our NHS. Admittedly, I have become numb to the mainstream media’s vernacular associated with the NHS under 13 years of Conservative rule. Whether that’s cuts to the budget year on year, or a classic Daily Mail front ...


Oil in whose interest?

19th November 2023

New Environment Secretary Steve Barclay faces a controversial issue as he takes on his new brief  At the end of September, the North Sea Transition Authority, a government agency that regulates the UK oil and gas industry, issued its approval for drilling at one of the largest North Sea oil and gas extraction projects of ...


Rishi Sunak will never be relatable

29th November 2022

Views Columnist Ellie discusses negative public perceptions of the new Prime Minister. When I think of a Prime Minister, I picture Hugh Grant’s David in Love Actually. The charming and likeable Prime Minister who danced down the stairs to Jump (For My Love) by the Pointer Sisters, stood up to the President, and who loves ...