BY SERENA LIT In this time of mass confusion, three things have become painfully clear: the algorithm Ofqual used to calculate this year’s GCSE and A-level results contained class bias, the so-called ‘triple lock’ actually secures nothing and over the course of lockdown the gap between state and independent schools Read more…
BY MO METCALF-FISHER From the title of this piece, you might be wondering what I mean by churches having an anti- social behaviour problem. It might be hard to imagine anyone wanting to carry out criminal damage at your local church; a place where many gather in prayer, reflect, exchange Read more…
BY EMMA WEBB Over the last few days Twitter has been awash with those wanting to point out what they see as hypocrisy of the ‘all lives matter’ crowd. #AllLivesMatter except for those crossing the channel in rubber dinghies, right? Unfortunately, with this kind of shallow point scoring rhetoric, what Read more…
BY CALVIN ROBINSON It’s outrageous and, therefore, to be expected. As of this month, the BBC will be charging over 75s the full cost of their licence fee. Who would have thought they’d stoop so low? Well, actually – many of us. As more and more people are coming to Read more…
BY SERENA LIT The growing intolerance of right-wing values at British schools and on university campuses is well-documented. Perhaps this is yet another problem imported from our American cousins, where the bias is so prominent there are now multiple groups campaigning to end it. Irrespective of the reason why educators Read more…
BY SERENA LIT August 1st was a date that women across this country have had marked in their calendars since big man Boris’ grand announcement that beauticians will be allowed to perform all services thereafter. The sense of euphoria many felt at this long overdue verdict has been incredibly short lived, Read more…
BY TIM DAWSON “You don’t wanna do that!” hectored Mr. Don’t Want To Do That, Harry Enfield’s insufferably busy-bodying character in his popular sketch show. It would make the ideal slogan for the government’s new anti-obesity drive. Fancy a pint? You don’t want to do that! Cheese on your burger? Read more…
BY MO METCALF-FISHER If you thought the war on meat was confined to student unions, think again Over the last few years we have witnessed multiple attempts to ban meat from university campuses up and down the country. The University of Cambridge and Goldsmiths have been successful in their attempts; Read more…
BY CLARE GOLBY In March we went into a temporary scholastic shutdown. I collected my children from school and, in conversation one of the other mums, she said she thought the children would be off until September. Oh no, surely that’s not going to happen. Recently, their school broke up Read more…
BY JIM BARRINGTON At a time when the nation is stunned by the horrific death of PC Andrew Harper, it’s worthwhile considering age-old questions surrounding crime and punishment. The origin of the phrase “An eye for and eye, a tooth for a tooth” is a little unclear, one view being Read more…
BY MAX YOUNG Any major crisis tests the major constituent parts of society – their ability to adapt, plan, maintain key functions, and emerge intact. Unfortunately for Britain, our public sector has failed this test across the board. Whitehall departments remain largely deserted as their infrastructure and services grind almost Read more…
BY LEO KEARSE I’m one of the UK’s few openly right wing comedians. I say “openly” because comedians are some of the most inherently right wing people I’ve met – they’re all self-starting Thatcherite entrepreneurs hustling for work in a free market, they all stuff cash under the mattress where Read more…
BY TORRIN WILKINS A few months ago, an incident happened at my girlfriend’s school during her A-levels. One of her teachers had not let her out of a lesson despite asking to go to the toilet. Later that day, I had to watch as my girlfriend showed me blood-soaked clothes Read more…
BY MO METCALF-FISHER At a time when all efforts from local authorities should be on getting as many people out of their homes, to embrace bars and cafes, representatives from the Local Government Association (LGA) have demonstrated a remarkable lack of finger on the pulse initiative; by calling for a Read more…
BY SERENA LIT Since his ascension to leader, Keir Starmer has made a concerted effort to move away from the Corbynista mantra, protest politics and Jeremy Corbyn himself. However, when it comes to teenage terrorists, both men appear to agree. Last week the Court of Appeal ruled former Jihadi bride, Read more…
BY ED McGUINNESS There is a phenomenon in social-economic theory called economic clustering and it is the reason why our towns and cities exist. It states that human beings tend to group together in order to produce more than they can do as individuals. In the modern sense this produces Read more…
BY HENRY HILL The SNP are squaring off for another confrontation with the Government. This time, the battlefield is control over so-called ‘level playing field’ provisions once we leave the EU. Michael Gove’s arguments on the London side are straightforward common sense: that powers which were previously vested in the Read more…
BY NICK DIXON I am so sorry to break it to all of you Free Market Conservatives, but when it comes to cancel culture, Owen Jones is right. I know, I know, I was shocked too. But wipe that hot coffee you just spat off your laptop screen and place Read more…
BY RAMSHA KHAN Britain has some of the finest universities in the world. Our top universities have earned a reputation globally for being leading pioneers in research and teaching, always performing well in world rankings. Students from all over the world have, for years, arrived in the United Kingdom, in Read more…
BY HOLLY WHITBREAD Following the Chancellor’s inspired Summer Economic Update, I cannot wait to do my national duty and take up the offer of cut priced meals throughout August. After four months of home-cooked dinners, I am excited to eat out once again. The ‘Eat out to help out’ scheme Read more…