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The Funding Crisis in Local Government

Roads riddled with dangerous potholes, bus routes disappearing, breakfast clubs vanishing, youth services gone, the elderly are left without the care they deserve, bin collections less and less frequent. This isn’t some distant dystopia; it’s the reality faced by communities … read more

Beyond Rwanda: A Fairer Way Forward on Asylum

In the ongoing saga of the Conservative Government’s Rwanda asylum scheme, the truth is clear: it’s destined to fail.  This policy is immoral, unworkable and extortionately expensive for the taxpayer. And it betrays our country’s proud tradition of offering sanctuary … read more

The Death of Alexei Navalny

The death of Alexei Navalny on 16 February 2024. at the hands of Vladimir Putin is a shocking and harrowing tragedy. Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, has said that Navalny was ‘tortured, starved, cut off and killed by Putin’. Putin’s despicable … read more

Tackling Persistent Absence

The number of children persistently absent from school has doubled, with around one in five young people now missing 10% or more of their lessons. And rates of persistent absence are even higher among disadvantaged backgrounds, children with mental health … read more