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Better alternatives to letting dangerous people out of jail
Most people already think that prison sentences are too soft. But the new Labour government is planning to release prisoners even earlier. Under the…
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The 'Everything Bagel' theory of the Conservative defeat 2024
...And what to do about it
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June 2024

Happy Fathers' Day
A bit of Paul Durcan
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May 2024

More on the post study work visa
On the link to research, low earnings, and the problems with the quasi-market
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This is the best time of the year
Late spring. Warm enough to shoo the children out of the house first thing, but not so hot as to be scorching. The cool, delicious dewy feel when you…
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Talkin' bout a revolution
New grass roots campaigns to protect kids from smartphones and social media are growing explosively. But they face a tech industry deploying the same…
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Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
Unglaublich
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The MAC review of the graduate route
Ahead of last autumn’s appalling migration figures, Number 10 had decided that however bad the numbers were, they wouldn’t announce any policy measures…
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Welfare spending and mental health
With two kids in every class of 16 year olds on disability benefits, and spending rising by £50 bn, it's a problem that has to be addressed
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April 2024

"More representative..."
The British Transport Police recently abolished a fitness test for officers because of fears it would discriminate against women.
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The end of mainstream Christianity in Britain...
... And what will we do with all the churches?
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Something's got to give
Demographically-adjusted public spending and tax.
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