Labour’s New Student Grants: Help for Some, Questions for All
Last week at the Labour Party Conference, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announced the reintroduction of the student maintenance grant. It...
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Starmer now saying the right things, but will rhetoric become reality?
The Labour conference, held last week in Liverpool, fell at a pivotal point for the Labour government. Drawing closer to...
A digital-first age is coming: it is time for the UK to embrace Digital ID
Twenty years ago, a debate was raging in Britain around ID cards. Civil liberties activists, concerned about government encroachment on...
Starmer is Right, Ukraine’s Defence is Our Defence, and We Should Support Them In Their Fight For Sovereignty
Next week marks three years since Putin launched his illegal invasion of Ukraine, an end to many years of peace...
Britain is Facing a Bleak Economic Picture: Rachel Reeves Must Reverse Her Reckless Budget Decisions Before It Is Too Late
Back in October I wrote an article praising Keir Starmer and his government for some brave and bold decisions took...
Cacophony – Paris Paloma Casts a Spell on Brudenell
On the 28th of November, Paris Paloma graced Leeds as the ninth and final stop on her UK tour after...
Students Weigh In: Perspectives on the new Labour Government
Labour stepped into power for the first time in 14 years, following the July 4 election. They gained a 174-seat...
The Catch 22 of Paying Off your Tuition Fees- Student Stories May be Enough to be Headline News; They’re Not Valued Enough to Promote Change
It’s not everyday that you get interviewed by the BBC in your Hyde Park house, and it’s certainly a surprise...
Starmer’s Getting it in the Neck from Both Left and Right. In Reality, He’s Getting it Spot On
Its been just over a hundred days now since Keir Starmer was handed the keys to No.10, achieving Labour’s largest...
Carbon capture: an answer to net zero pledges or continued fossil fuel usage?
On the 4th of October, Prime Minister Kier Sarmer announced that £22bn was going towards climate funding, specifically into carbon...