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The special-needs crisis in the classroom
Dave Clements's new book is an important contribution to the debate about special educational needs that has left parents and local authorities…
May 1
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Claire Fox
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Dave Clements
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April 2026
Price controls: when politicians get desperate for something to say
From the SNP offering low-cost groceries to Labour in Westminster flirting with rent controls, state-mandated prices are a bad idea that governments…
Apr 29
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Rob Lyons
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Scotland Undone
Scotland is no exception to the forces radically reshaping British politics
Apr 24
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Alastair Donald
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Dean M Thomson
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Starmer, Mandelson and the rotten core of British politics
There is something rotten in the state of Britain.
Apr 22
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Claire Fox
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The case against assisted dying
Kim Leadbeater's bill may have run out of time in the House of Lords, but could well be resurrected, so Claire Fox looks forward to next week's online…
Apr 18
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Claire Fox
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Self-loathing and the war on the classics
David Perks, convenor of the Classical Philosophy Reading Group, on why we need to embrace the great classical thinkers - especially when politicians…
Apr 17
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David Perks
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Supreme Court victory, one year on: why the reluctance to implement the ruling?
Even a judgement from the highest court in the land has not been enough to change policies in both public- and private-sector workplaces.
Apr 15
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Claire Fox
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What can we do about 'lawless Britain'?
The authorities seem complacent and helpless in the face of blatant criminality.
Apr 7
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Claire Fox
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Austin Williams
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Does the UK need a US-style First Amendment?
How can we change the law to guard free speech and build an anti-censorship culture to tackle the daily threats to free expression? A proposed new…
Apr 4
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Claire Fox
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The Hollowed Out State
Recent events confirm that the state is less and less capable of delivering what we need - and ever more concerned with controlling us. We'll be…
Apr 3
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Jacob Reynolds
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Thank God for the Together Alliance ‘anti-hate’ march (sort of)
Last Saturday's demonstration was a useful reminder of the importance of the right to protest - because it exposed the contradictions and frankly…
Apr 2
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Jake Weston
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March 2026
Why I’ve changed my mind about banning social media for teenagers
Social-media bans for under-16s are the fashionable policy of the moment. So, we’re delighted to reproduce this article from Genspect’s Stella O’Malley…
Mar 31
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Claire Fox
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Stella O'Malley
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