COMMENT
— There is a section of the Tories that doesn’t view bipartisanship as important in the relationship with America. There lies a perilous path.
COMMENT
— There is a section of the Tories that doesn’t view bipartisanship as important in the relationship with America. There lies a perilous path.
Long-Read
— Professor Chris Grey’s latest Brexit analysis on David Lammy’s speech that was maybe the first time since Brexit that a major politician challenged its central, flawed assumptions. A small but welcome first step to realism.
Freeports
— Customs provide crucial scrutiny of goods, processes and documentation. UK freeports will only succeed with similarly robust measures in place.
COMMENT
— During her trip to America, Liz Truss was happy to be cheered by some Republicans who want Trussonomics-style uber-neo-liberalism.
Human Rights
— It is highly probable that the battery of your mobile phone is sourced from cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where an estimated 40,000 children are employed in cobalt mines.
COVID-19
— A public health expert’s analysis of the situation with COVID-19 in 2022. One thing that definitely didn’t happen in 2022 was the end of the pandemic.
Member-Exclusive Stories
— President firmly rejects the notion that Brazil could help Ukraine defend against Russian missile or drone attacks by sending military aid.
OPINION
— In a recent interview with the News Agents podcast, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that she is no longer 100% certain that the Conservatives would not attempt to abolish the Scottish Parliament
Investigation
— For 17 months, the FCDO refused to answer our questions regarding Dominic Raab’s WhatsApp use. But, following an intervention from the ICO, they’ve finally come clean.
Climate Change
— Labour has accepted £12,000 from the UK’s largest carbon emitter, major polluter Drax. Why?
War in Ukraine
— Why Germany needed US tanks to be offered to Ukraine and other intra-NATO issues around the decision to send tanks to Ukraine.
Analysis
— The prime minister’s pledge to bring integrity to public office could become a stick to beat him with – just like ‘back to basics’ became one for John Major.
Member-Exclusive Stories
— The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new advice for governments to stockpile medicines to treat radiation sickness in light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Climate Change
— A climate expert imagines how different things could have been if we took global warming seriously decades earlier.
Antisemitism
— Combatting antisemitism isn’t just about ‘calling it out’ – it’s about helping people understand what antisemitism is in the first place.
UK Strikes
— Recent price rises are not due to higher wages but supply-side issues, including the war in Ukraine, the COVID pandemic, and Brexit. All in all, the current government’s intransigence on public sector pay is based on both bad economics and bad politics.
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