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, and the bill will become law: supreme authority throughout the 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 we will bask in its glory. The man we have 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 have a place to sprawl. It’s not just about space, 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 Truss premiership, I can’t help but think the wrong choice 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 respect, New Labour provided 10 years of sustained economic growth, 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 idea of a helpful parliamentarian working tirelessly to fix potholes 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 in inadequate conditions as many colleges refused to allow students Read more…
Dear Santa, Please stop eating so much cheese and drinking so much mulled wine. It’s making you fat and there’s already an obesity crisis; quite frankly, it’s food that could’ve gone to those living below the poverty line in this country. You know – the ones to whom you cut Read more…
It always amazes me how few people really believe in universal suffrage. How many people are willing to defend arbitrary restrictions on who can exercise their fundamental right to vote. How many don’t even question the incredible inequality that over 20% of our country face every single election. How many of the Read more…
I fear my choice of title has likely already disqualified my piece from winning the competition. Alas, it was never about winning, it was about owning the Cons and if I annoy some Orange Book reading group in the process, that would simply be the cherry on top. Besides Christmas Read more…