Food banks: an MP claimed there’s no massive use for them in the UK – the evidence shows why he’s wrong
There is no “massive use for food banks” in the UK, according to Lee Anderson, the Conservative MP for Ashfield.
Read more
conversations
Ukraine: abduction of UK aid workers raises safety questions over humanitarian organisations
Recent video footage showing British aid worker Paul Urey wearing handcuffs has sparked outrage in the UK. The 45-year-old from
Read more
Policing bill is now law: how your right to protest has change
The police, crime, sentencing and courts bill has become law after an extended period of back and forth between the
Read more
Nationality and Borders Act becomes law: five key changes explained
At almost the last minute before the parliamentary session ended, after months of pushback from the House of Lords and
Read more
Twitter: not even Elon Musk is wealthy enough to bring absolute free speech to the platform – here’s why
Elon Musk is the planet’s number one billionaire. If anyone can turn cyberspace into a heaven – or hell –
Read more
How the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is 21st-century imperialism writ large
In announcing his plan to partner with Rwanda to manage migration, Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed, on April 14 2022,
Read more
Boris Johnson’s bad behaviour: how declining trust in the prime minister affects trust in British democracy
A seemingly endless cycle of scandals has come to define Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister. This has peaked in
Read more
Outsourcing asylum seekers: the case of Rwanda and the UK
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on 4th April 2022 that Britain would relocate some asylum seekers arriving in the
Read more
Fix the date of Easter? The Venerable Bede would be spinning in his grave
The Church of England has attracted controversy over its evolving policies on issues such as homosexuality and the ordination of
Read more
Two Orthodox Christian countries at war – an explanation of the faith tradition shared by Russia and Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine has split the Orthodox Church. Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, a leading authority of
Read more