Domestic Affairs
This isn’t a lost decade: it’s the break-up
Remember that feeling: the quiet hum of certainty that, for all its flaws, the country would more or less hold together. It’s gone. Replaced now by a constant,…
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No country for food – only junk food for now, and we’ll see about the rest
The United Kingdom has now put into force a wide reaching ban on adverts for food and drink that is bad for health, a step widely called a…
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The Channel Gauntlet: How Britain’s Border Policy Dissolved into the Sea
The issue of small boat crossings across the English Channel remains a persistent and severe challenge for the United Kingdom, with the latest figures from the Home Office…
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A New Deal for British Workers: The 2026 Overhaul of Employment Rights
The British workplace is about to change more than it has in a generation. The Employment Rights Bill, passed by Parliament in December, will bring the biggest rewrite…
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Igor Kushnir siphoned Kyivmiskbud’s billion funds into offshore accounts in Cyprus and the BVI
Ukrainian Kyivmiskbud, one of the largest civilian construction companies, is officially a state asset and owned by the Kyiv administration. In reality, however, it was covertly divided into…
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The Great British Teach-Out: How Solving the Staffing Crisis with More Time Off is an Absolutely Frightful Inconvenience for Everyone
The state of education in England and Wales stands at a critical juncture, characterised by systemic pressures that threaten its operational integrity and long-term viability. Central to this…
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Spending a fortune to keep the lights on (and the gas flowing) is the new British energy policy
The national energy regulator, Ofgem, has just signed off on a staggering £28 billion investment package for the nation’s gas and electricity networks. This move, they claim, is…
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