Rachel Reeves’s recent Mais Lecture set out a powerful framing for Labour’s planned decade of national renewal, adding further detail to what is already being called ‘securonomics’. As Tom Collinge has written for Progressive Britain already, it is rare for front-line politicians to offer such a coherent argument and analysis
There is a famous story about Margaret Thatcher, that during some internal debate on economic policy she produced a copy of Hayek’s ‘Constitution of Liberty’ from her handbag, slammed it down on the table and declared, “This is what we believe.”. It may have happened, it may have not (the
The Government has recently introduced new rules banning social care workers brining visa dependents into the UK. Home Office social media ads proudly declared that the Government has “BANNED overseas care workers from brining dependants.” Adding that “120,000 people who arrived last year would no longer be eligible under our
A senior diplomat once told me in fluent Yes Minister mandarin that countries encouraging the Irish Republic to join the Commonwealth should do so alphabetically. In short, there was little chance of the UK as the old imperial power being heeded. The impetus in the 1990s for Ireland rejoining the
At the Women’s Budget Group, the UK’s leading feminist economics think tank, we took a moment on International Women’s Day to celebrate and take pride in our work as a team of diverse and brilliant women committed to achieving equality for all women. Having spent the week preparing for and
It is hard to decide which will prove to be the greater crime, in these circles. To acknowledge the singular influence of a justly popular (NB not ‘populist’) Tory, or (and I suspect it is this) to acknowledge the singular influence of a mid-table Premier League club that co-habits a
In a world marked by both diversity and polarisation, the United Kingdom stands as a testament to multiculturalism, bringing together people from various backgrounds, ethnicities, and religions. But despite this rich tapestry – or perhaps because of it – there are those who are hell bent on driving division within
Public trust in the police is crumbling. The YouGov monthly tracker shows that people believing the ‘police are doing a good job’ has declined from 77% in December 2019 to 50% in January 2024. Those who think the ‘police are doing a bad job’ have increased from 17% to 40%
After being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in in my teens, it was Christmas day when I was rushed into hospital at the age of 21 with a huge flare up and in terrible pain. After ten days of trying to control the problem with medication, the doctors said I needed
The Rochdale by-election campaign gave the public a taste of how nasty and negative the next general election could be. Elected representatives from across the country are facing increasing threats and intimidation. Two MPs have been murdered and many politicians are fearful of their safety and that of their families.
