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Recently, I tried to explain to an elderly relative why I didn’t have any hope in British politics. It was, I explained, the cumulative effect of the past decade or so: the collapse of the political centre since 2008; a Read more…
Recently, I tried to explain to an elderly relative why I didn’t have any hope in British politics. It was, I explained, the cumulative effect of the past decade or so: the collapse of the political centre since 2008; a Read more…
On 2 May 2023, the House of Commons will decide whether to approve the House of Lords’ final amendments to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill; if they give it the thumbs-up, the monarch will rubber-stamp his supposed assent, Read more…
At last, Christmas has arrived; a distinguished old man has come down from the snow-dusted North to fill us all with the gift of warmth and good cheer against these dark, wintery days. The time for rejoicing has arrived and Read more…
In Cambridge, there’s a housing crunch, It’s causing folks to bunch and bunch. We need more homes built, So people won’t be guilt, For feeling like they have to punch. We need more houses, big and small, So everyone can Read more…
By Max Ghose No I’m not delusional. The campaign is over. The bookies have stopped taking bets. It’s a foregone conclusion that tomorrow Liz Truss walks into Downing Street as our next Prime Minister. Yet on the eve of the Read more…
By Lucas Mordue In my opinion, liberalism, at its core, is about providing freedoms to people. It is about giving them the tools with which they can live their life and then letting them to their own devices. In this Read more…
By Archie McCann The phrase “good local MP” gets thrown around a lot. Whether its on every single leaflet that goes through your letterbox, or someone trying to justify why their favourite MP has horrific foreign policy views, it’s an Read more…
By Caredig Ap Tomos Cast your mind back to the beginning of Lent 2021; a period when England was in its second national lockdown and everyone but a select few forced to study from home. Many were forced to study Read more…
By Emma Munday If liberals cannot justify toppling a fascist as evil as Saddam Hussein, then our principles stand for nothing At its core liberalism holds a belief in universal justice, that our political frameworks must acknowledge the inherent value Read more…
By Sam Hudson It would not be a particularly original observation to point out that the political situation in the US is unsustainable. Democracy cannot survive where a major party only concedes its existence as a means to power. Unless Read more…