BrexitCentre WriteEconomy & FinanceMediaPolitics
October 8, 2024

Arya Chanda: The Lib Dems can only win if they keep their heads down

After a high-octane election campaign, Ed Davey appeared full of triumph at the Liberal Democrat party conference in Brighton last month. After all, with 72 MPs, 2024 represents their best…
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October 7, 2024

Ryan Shorthouse: Labour lacks a long-term plan

It seems the Labour Party had a comprehensive 6-week plan for government, but not a 6-month one. They started strong, with ambitious and necessary announcements to unlock more housing and…
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Centre WriteEconomy & FinanceMediaPoliticsWelfare
October 4, 2024

Jamie Tunsley: The two-child benefit cap can be replaced without breaking the bank

Since they were given the keys to Downing Street, the new Labour Government has been blighted by the debates over welfare payments. In addition to the recent debacle over the…
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October 4, 2024

Chloe Smith: ‘In voters we trust,’ for ‘Generation AI?’

Chloe Smith explains why it is ultimately up to citizens to filter misinformation.   “It is the world’s biggest election year. Billions of citizens are going to the ballot box,…
Robert Hansard
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Centre WriteEconomy & FinanceLaw & JusticeMediaPolitics
September 16, 2024

Nathan Stone: Labour giving in to union demands will cost us dearly

“I’m afraid there is no money.” So went the note left by Liam Byrne, the then-Chief Secretary to the Treasury, for David Cameron’s then-incoming Government to find. But if the…
Robert Hansard
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September 10, 2024

Minesh Parekh: Tory leadership candidates should rethink migration detention

Last month, the new Labour Government announced that it would expand the immigration detention estate, creating 300 new places to detain people seeking sanctuary. That announcement came despite overwhelming consensus…
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September 2, 2024

Sir Robert Buckland: ‘Limiting lying,’ for ‘Generation AI?’

Sir Robert Buckland says government must work with Ofcom to fight misinformation.   “Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral.” This is the first of six laws…
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August 12, 2024

Bartek Staniszewski: The future of the right

“If we don’t stand for freedom, we stand for nothing.” Steve Baker, a mainstay of Westminster politics up until his loss in the recent general election, told the audience of…
Robert Hansard
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July 26, 2024

David Caswell: New hope for the news, for ‘Generation AI?’

David Caswell emphasises that AI may be the news industries’ best opportunity to adapt to the digital age. For journalism, 2024 may seem to be the worst of times. The…
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July 26, 2024

Abby Ma: It is high time for politicians to get better security

The recent shooting at former US President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania hit the headlines of various newspapers around the world. Whilst Thomas Matthew Crooks’ bullet was aimed for…
Sam Lampier
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July 19, 2024

Cyril Davydenko: The Ukraine Sponsorship visa two years on: A new blueprint or an exception?

Just a month after the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian war, then-Home Secretary Priti Patel introduced three visa schemes: the Family Scheme, the Sponsorship Scheme and the Extension Scheme. The least…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteData & TechMediaPolitics
July 15, 2024

James Boyd-Wallis: Start up solutions, for ‘Generation AI?’

James Boyd-Wallis explains how the UK can tackle its tech skills shortage. AI has captivated public and policymaker attention over the last year. The technology holds incredible potential to help…
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Centre WritePoliticsRyan Shorthouse
July 12, 2024

Ryan Shorthouse: Miserablism is holding us back

One of the biggest dangers politicians in this country face is miserablism, sucked in by sorrowful stories on social media. If Instagram's main risk is the exaggeration of perfection, X's is the exaggeration of disaster. Social media…
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July 9, 2024

Professor Larissa Suzuki and Dame Stephanie Shirley CH: Simple steps? for ‘Generation AI?’

Professor Larissa Suzuki and Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley CH discuss how AI can help those with autism in the workforce. Around 75 million people worldwide are affected by autism or…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteData & TechMediaPolitics
July 9, 2024

Lord Watson: Orchestrating the future? for ‘Generation AI?’

Lord Watson writes about the challenges and opportunities that AI presents to the UK music industry. The music industry has been using AI for years as an assistive tool for…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteData & TechMediaPolitics
July 5, 2024

Gerard Grech: History rhymes? for ‘Generation AI?’

Generative AI is powering new innovation, led by the UK’s universities, writes Gerard Grech. We are entering a new technological innovation cycle; the sixth in our history. If the first…
Sam Lampier
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July 5, 2024

Baroness Joanna Shields OBE: Dispelling disinformation? for ‘Generation AI?’

It is the distribution, not just generation, of falsehoods that we should be worried about, argues Baroness Joanna Shields. With more than 50% of the global population going to the…
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Centre WriteData & TechEconomy & FinancePolitics
June 25, 2024

Charlie Harrison: Why the UK should boost its cultivated meat industry

In November 2023, Italy became the first European country to ban cultivated meat – a strange decision, given that cultivated meat is not currently sold in Europe. Then, in January,…
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June 14, 2024

Kit Mclean: Why the UK must address the housing and migration crisis simultaneously

Housing and migration in recent years have become amongst the most discussed and divisive issues in British politics. The high cost and low supply of housing alongside growing concerns over…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WritePoliticsRyan Shorthouse
June 5, 2024

Ryan Shorthouse: The centre-right is at a critical crossroad

The Conservative Party is facing a seismic electoral defeat.  So the centre-right in this country is at a critical crossroads: its future unity and direction is now highly unpredictable. But what…
Robert Hansard
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Centre WriteForeignHuman Rights & Discrimination
June 3, 2024

Nathan Stone: National service is a disingenuous attempt at electoral opportunism

‘Quadruple lock for the oldies and send the kids off to war.’ This refrain has appeared in political discourse in various guises over the past couple of days, and it…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteForeignHuman Rights & Discrimination
May 21, 2024

Bella Wallersteiner: Defending education – protecting teachers from blasphemy claims in the modern classroom

In the modern classroom, teachers face an increasingly precarious balance between educational integrity and religious sensitivity. Historical reckonings echo through these contemporary challenges. Throughout the annals of history, from the…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteEconomy & FinancePoliticsWelfare
May 10, 2024

Crawford Sawyer: Why we need to think seriously about AI deepfakes

If you received a phone call from your local mayor, how would you feel? “Great!”, you may think. “What a personal touch – I always did like them.”  Now, consider that…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteForeignHuman Rights & Discrimination
May 8, 2024

Bella Wallersteiner: Why the Conservatives must return to the centre ground

In the turbulent waters of contemporary politics, the Conservative Party finds itself navigating treacherous currents. The recent local and mayoral elections have underscored a dire need for introspection and course…
Sam Lampier
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May 3, 2024

Emily Taylor: The public’s hidden addiction to sugar warrants greater regulation

Amongst the 34 million videos posted on TikTok daily, those of bodybuilder Eddie Abbew have recently gone viral for their expletive-laden warnings of junk food. In particular, his videos in…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteEconomy & FinancePoliticsWelfare
April 30, 2024

Peter R. Brookes: Parental tax relief could fix the UK’s low fertility rate

The UK faces a fiscal crisis with an ageing population as the number of dependants per worker soars. We already have around one person over 65 for every three of…
Sam Lampier
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April 16, 2024

George Thomas: Increasing regulation on MPs’ second jobs will strengthen our liberal democracy

“I want to show that politicians are just humans too,” former Health Secretary Matt Hancock MP told the UK population as he began his contentious appearance on I'm a Celebrity.…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteEconomy & Finance
April 11, 2024

James Cowling: A pro-housing Conservative pitch could wipe the floor with Khan

What is simultaneously the most significant cause of London's decline and Sadiq Khan's greatest failing as Mayor? It is, of course, the failure to deliver new homes, which has devastated…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteEconomy & Finance
April 8, 2024

William Roberts: Expanding the UK’s wider public health workforce should be the next step in the Government’s public health strategy

This month, a landmark Bill got one step closer to becoming legislation. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, if enacted, has the potential to save thousands of lives and billions of…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteEconomy & Finance
April 3, 2024

Callum Westood: Politicians must stop shirking responsibility for decision-making – the case of the OBR and Bank of England

For many years, Westminster has been enthralled with the idea of “taking the politics out of” various realms of decision-making. The prevailing narrative argues that independent bodies help avoid the…
Robert Hansard
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Centre WriteForeignHuman Rights & Discrimination
April 2, 2024

Bella Wallersteiner: Israel stands alone in the Middle East on protecting LGBT rights

Israel stands out in the Middle East region for its liberal LGBT laws; as such, supporting Israel should be a priority for those advocating for LGBT rights. However, when I…
Robert Hansard
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Centre WritePolitics
March 28, 2024

Lachlan Rurlander: Forget 2024. The wipeout for the Tories could be 2029

As anyone who has ever spent any time in university Conservative societies will tell you, it is sometimes tempting to believe that the only young people who vote Conservative are…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteEducationPolitics
March 27, 2024

Hailey Pitcher: An unbiased political education must be mandatory for the betterment of Gen Z

As elections rapidly approach in both the United States and the UK, much of the next generation is preparing to cast their first major national ballot. This Generation Z or,…
Robert Hansard
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Centre WriteForeignIsabella WallersteinerLaw & JusticePolitics
March 15, 2024

Isabella Wallersteiner: Defending Reality – Why Asserting Biological Truths is Essential to Women’s Grassroots Sport

In the world of sports, where milliseconds and millimetres often separate champions from contenders, fairness is everything. This is a point that has largely been lost on politicians gripped by…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WritePolitics
March 14, 2024

Max Minkin: The Trump Card – How Donald Trump came to dominate the Republican Party

A whole six months away from the upcoming Republican National Convention, things could not be clearer: Donald Trump is – at least de-facto – the party’s presumptive nominee. In a…
Robert Hansard
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Centre WriteForeignIsabella WallersteinerLaw & JusticePolitics
March 6, 2024

Isabella Wallersteiner: The Prime Minister’s speech on antisemitism and extremism: will actions match rhetoric?

On Friday evening, the Prime Minister made a striking statement outside No. 10, likening Islamists and the far-right as "two sides of the same extremist coin" who harbour a mutual…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteSarah Kuszynski
March 6, 2024

Sarah Kuszynski: Priced-out from parenthood? Why we need more support for families on modest incomes

The total fertility rate in the UK has fallen to a record low of 1.49 per woman. This is not due to a lack of desire to have children but…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteThomas Nurcombe
March 6, 2024

Thomas Nurcombe: 2024 ought to mark a Young People’s Budget

It has been 115 years since David Lloyd George’s famous People’s Budget – one of the most significant budgets seen in British history. Seeing the situation in Britain at the…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteHousing & Homelessness
February 29, 2024

David Taylor: Why councils must build social housing – the case of Romford, East London

Housing is one of those topics that we hear about a lot, from all sides. In Havering, pretty much every political party is saying the same thing: “We don’t want…
Robert Hansard
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Centre WritePoliticsRyan Shorthouse
February 23, 2024

Ryan Shorthouse: Tories’ last chance to impress

The Budget is a few weeks away. It is likely the last major opportunity for the Conservative Government to boldly support and impress voters before the end of this parliament.…
Robert Hansard
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Centre WritePolitics
February 13, 2024

Jonas Balkus: Where are the British semiconductor manufacturers?

The UK’s economy is naturally well-suited to semiconductor chip manufacturing. It has a technology-orientated service sector, an ability to produce advanced capital goods, powerful research and development capabilities, plenty of…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WritePolitics
January 30, 2024

Eben Macdonald: Planning deregulation is needed to truly level up the UK

You hear the phrase ‘levelling up’ virtually all the time within British politics, and for good reasons. Not only do analyses consistently suggest that Britain is one of the most…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WritePolitics
January 30, 2024

Felix Billar: Too much intrusion into judicial affairs could set our politics on a slippery slope

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, recently pledged to recruit and train 150 new judges to help streamline asylum appeals. This pledge was met with intense scrutiny from Lady Chief Justice…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteForeignIsabella WallersteinerLaw & JusticePolitics
January 22, 2024

Isabella Wallersteiner: Faith in Education: Navigating the Controversy Surrounding Religion in UK Schools

In today's diverse and multicultural society, the question of whether religion should be a part of the educational system continues to spark debates. The recent High Court challenge against Michaela…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WritePolitics
January 22, 2024

Gregg McClymont: To fix UK pensions, the Government must double-down on economies of scale

Coverage of the Government’s ‘productive finance’ agenda,  heralded at the 2023 Mansion House speech, has naturally focused on the reforms proposed to pension schemes: beefing up UK pension schemes to…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WritePolitics
January 18, 2024

Sarah Vibert: Charitable foundations – Why charities can play a leading role in economic growth

The last few years have been undeniably challenging for the country and the world, with a pandemic, a major land war in Europe and an economic crisis. For charities, it…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteEconomy & FinanceForeignIsabella WallersteinerLaw & JusticePolitics
January 12, 2024

Isabella Wallersteiner: Why British Conservatives Should Back Haley

America is arguably facing its greatest peril since the Civil War. In the face of escalating tensions and provocations from Iranian-backed groups, the need for strong and decisive leadership is…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WritePolitics
January 5, 2024

Jeegar Kakkad: JobsGPT? AI should be a tool, not a threat to jobs

Every new technological revolution brings with it the same existential question about the future of work: is a robot going to take my job? In the past, it was the…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteForeignPoliticsThomas Nurcombe
January 4, 2024

Thomas Nurcombe: Abolishing inheritance tax would consign the Conservatives to the political wilderness

If you jumped back in time to January 2023, when the Tories were a mere 17 points behind in the polls, you would undoubtedly have heard, “Oh, but the polls…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteEconomy & FinanceForeignIsabella WallersteinerLaw & JusticePolitics
January 3, 2024

Isabella Wallersteiner: ​​Generation betrayed – why it’s time for the Conservative Party to talk about Brexit

​​In the cut and thrust of British politics, adaptation is not just a strategy; it is a necessity. As the Conservative Party continues to languish in the polls, averaging a…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteIsabella WallersteinerLaw & JusticePolitics
December 22, 2023

Isabella Wallersteiner: Shared Values, Common Threats: The Case for Britain Standing Firm with Israel

As the festive season unfolds and communities around the world come together to celebrate, it is essential that Israel’s struggle is not forgotten and that, as a nation, we continue…
Sam Lampier
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December 21, 2023

Callum Westwood: What should government do to reduce intergenerational inequity?

“Class is the basis of British party politics” asserted political scientist Peter Pulzer in 1967. However, contemporary dynamics have shifted significantly. Social class no longer reliably predicts voting behaviour, as…
Sam Lampier
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December 15, 2023

Mia Kadyan: Asylum seekers ought to have the right to work in the UK

In the context of an immigration system plagued with substantial delays and inefficiencies, allowing asylum seekers to obtain employment while awaiting resolution of their claims emerges as a potential strategy…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WritePolitics
December 14, 2023

Lee Marsons: Third time is not the charm: Why the UK’s treaty with Rwanda is not the answer

Taken together, the two ways through which the Government is attempting to resurrect its flailing asylum agreement with Rwanda – a new treaty and emergency legislation - are a serious…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WritePolitics
December 4, 2023

James Ball: Tech totalitarianism? Analysing the Government’s war with big tech

There is no doubt whatsoever that big tech must be regulated. US legislators say it; EU authorities agree; the UK body politic concurs. Indeed, big tech itself agrees that there…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteIsabella WallersteinerLaw & JusticePolitics
November 29, 2023

Isabella Wallersteiner: Breaking the silence – my stand against antisemitism

Since Hamas terrorists launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on the seventh of October, I have found myself attending the pro-Palestine protests every weekend in central London - not…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteLaw & JusticePolitics
November 20, 2023

Ben Hopkinson: A lust for power: To boost British industry, we need to start with cheaper energy

British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant is losing one million pounds a day. Steep energy prices continue to put this plant, like many others, further into the financial red. This not only…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteLaw & JusticePolitics
November 17, 2023

Kate Fairhurst: Skills to pay the bills? What we can do to improve the UK’s skills shortage

It is a point trailed many times before that a highly skilled population is a prerequisite for economic growth. Whilst not a unique point, it is an important one -…
Sam Lampier
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Centre WriteHealth & Social CarePolitics
November 14, 2023

Burhan Miah: Private investment can help boost our meagre foreign aid

The Government’s promise to “leave no-one behind” has been trampled on by none other than the government itself. The government wastes money on consultants who do not make any lasting…
Robert Hansard
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Centre WriteLaw & JusticePolitics
November 7, 2023

Maria Booker: Businesses can be innovative in help for employees during the cost-of-living crisis

The cost-of-living tracker published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) recently showed that 7.3 million UK households on a low income were going without essentials such as showers, transport and…
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