Centre WriteForeignLaw & JusticePolitics
March 15, 2024

Isabella Wallersteiner: Defending Reality – Why Asserting Biological Truths is Essential to Women’s Grassroots Sport

In the world of sports, where milliseconds and millimetres often separate champions from contenders, fairness is everything. This is a point that has largely been lost on politicians gripped by…
Centre WritePolitics
March 14, 2024

Max Minkin: The Trump Card – How Donald Trump came to dominate the Republican Party

A whole six months away from the upcoming Republican National Convention, things could not be clearer: Donald Trump is – at least de-facto – the party’s presumptive nominee. In a…
Centre WriteForeignLaw & JusticePolitics
March 6, 2024

Isabella Wallersteiner: The Prime Minister’s speech on antisemitism and extremism: will actions match rhetoric?

On Friday evening, the Prime Minister made a striking statement outside No. 10, likening Islamists and the far-right as "two sides of the same extremist coin" who harbour a mutual…
Centre WriteSarah Kuszynski
March 6, 2024

Sarah Kuszynski: Priced-out from parenthood? Why we need more support for families on modest incomes

The total fertility rate in the UK has fallen to a record low of 1.49 per woman. This is not due to a lack of desire to have children but…
Centre WriteThomas Nurcombe
March 6, 2024

Thomas Nurcombe: 2024 ought to mark a Young People’s Budget

It has been 115 years since David Lloyd George’s famous People’s Budget – one of the most significant budgets seen in British history. Seeing the situation in Britain at the…
Centre WriteHousing & Homelessness
February 29, 2024

David Taylor: Why councils must build social housing – the case of Romford, East London

Housing is one of those topics that we hear about a lot, from all sides. In Havering, pretty much every political party is saying the same thing: “We don’t want…
Centre WritePolitics
February 13, 2024

Jonas Balkus: Where are the British semiconductor manufacturers?

The UK’s economy is naturally well-suited to semiconductor chip manufacturing. It has a technology-orientated service sector, an ability to produce advanced capital goods, powerful research and development capabilities, plenty of…
Centre WritePolitics
January 30, 2024

Eben Macdonald: Planning deregulation is needed to truly level up the UK

You hear the phrase ‘levelling up’ virtually all the time within British politics, and for good reasons. Not only do analyses consistently suggest that Britain is one of the most…
Centre WritePolitics
January 30, 2024

Felix Billar: Too much intrusion into judicial affairs could set our politics on a slippery slope

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, recently pledged to recruit and train 150 new judges to help streamline asylum appeals. This pledge was met with intense scrutiny from Lady Chief Justice…
Centre WriteForeignLaw & JusticePolitics
January 22, 2024

Isabella Wallersteiner: Faith in Education: Navigating the Controversy Surrounding Religion in UK Schools

In today's diverse and multicultural society, the question of whether religion should be a part of the educational system continues to spark debates. The recent High Court challenge against Michaela…
Centre WritePolitics
January 22, 2024

Gregg McClymont: To fix UK pensions, the Government must double-down on economies of scale

Coverage of the Government’s ‘productive finance’ agenda,  heralded at the 2023 Mansion House speech, has naturally focused on the reforms proposed to pension schemes: beefing up UK pension schemes to…
Centre WritePolitics
January 18, 2024

Sarah Vibert: Charitable foundations – Why charities can play a leading role in economic growth

The last few years have been undeniably challenging for the country and the world, with a pandemic, a major land war in Europe and an economic crisis. For charities, it…
Centre WriteEconomy & FinanceForeignLaw & JusticePolitics
January 12, 2024

Isabella Wallersteiner: Why British Conservatives Should Back Haley

America is arguably facing its greatest peril since the Civil War. In the face of escalating tensions and provocations from Iranian-backed groups, the need for strong and decisive leadership is…
Centre WritePolitics
January 5, 2024

Jeegar Kakkad: JobsGPT? AI should be a tool, not a threat to jobs

Every new technological revolution brings with it the same existential question about the future of work: is a robot going to take my job? In the past, it was the…
Centre WriteForeignPoliticsThomas Nurcombe
January 4, 2024

Thomas Nurcombe: Abolishing inheritance tax would consign the Conservatives to the political wilderness

If you jumped back in time to January 2023, when the Tories were a mere 17 points behind in the polls, you would undoubtedly have heard, “Oh, but the polls…
Centre WriteEconomy & FinanceForeignLaw & JusticePolitics
January 3, 2024

Isabella Wallersteiner: ​​Generation betrayed – why it’s time for the Conservative Party to talk about Brexit

​​In the cut and thrust of British politics, adaptation is not just a strategy; it is a necessity. As the Conservative Party continues to languish in the polls, averaging a…
Centre WriteLaw & JusticePolitics
December 22, 2023

Isabella Wallersteiner: Shared Values, Common Threats: The Case for Britain Standing Firm with Israel

As the festive season unfolds and communities around the world come together to celebrate, it is essential that Israel’s struggle is not forgotten and that, as a nation, we continue…
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December 21, 2023

Callum Westwood: What should government do to reduce intergenerational inequity?

“Class is the basis of British party politics” asserted political scientist Peter Pulzer in 1967. However, contemporary dynamics have shifted significantly. Social class no longer reliably predicts voting behaviour, as…
Centre WriteEconomy & FinanceHuman Rights & DiscriminationImmigration & IntegrationPolitics
December 15, 2023

Mia Kadyan: Asylum seekers ought to have the right to work in the UK

In the context of an immigration system plagued with substantial delays and inefficiencies, allowing asylum seekers to obtain employment while awaiting resolution of their claims emerges as a potential strategy…
Centre WritePolitics
December 14, 2023

Lee Marsons: Third time is not the charm: Why the UK’s treaty with Rwanda is not the answer

Taken together, the two ways through which the Government is attempting to resurrect its flailing asylum agreement with Rwanda – a new treaty and emergency legislation - are a serious…
Centre WritePolitics
December 4, 2023

James Ball: Tech totalitarianism? Analysing the Government’s war with big tech

There is no doubt whatsoever that big tech must be regulated. US legislators say it; EU authorities agree; the UK body politic concurs. Indeed, big tech itself agrees that there…
Centre WriteLaw & JusticePolitics
November 29, 2023

Isabella Wallersteiner: Breaking the silence – my stand against antisemitism

Since Hamas terrorists launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on the seventh of October, I have found myself attending the pro-Palestine protests every weekend in central London - not…
Centre WriteLaw & JusticePolitics
November 20, 2023

Ben Hopkinson: A lust for power: To boost British industry, we need to start with cheaper energy

British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant is losing one million pounds a day. Steep energy prices continue to put this plant, like many others, further into the financial red. This not only…
Centre WriteLaw & JusticePolitics
November 17, 2023

Kate Fairhurst: Skills to pay the bills? What we can do to improve the UK’s skills shortage

It is a point trailed many times before that a highly skilled population is a prerequisite for economic growth. Whilst not a unique point, it is an important one -…
Centre WriteHealth & Social CarePolitics
November 14, 2023

Burhan Miah: Private investment can help boost our meagre foreign aid

The Government’s promise to “leave no-one behind” has been trampled on by none other than the government itself. The government wastes money on consultants who do not make any lasting…
Centre WriteLaw & JusticePolitics
November 7, 2023

Maria Booker: Businesses can be innovative in help for employees during the cost-of-living crisis

The cost-of-living tracker published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) recently showed that 7.3 million UK households on a low income were going without essentials such as showers, transport and…
Centre WriteLaw & JusticePolitics
October 30, 2023

James Cowling: Generational grumbling: What young people really want from work

‘Younger people are entitled and lazy; they do not want to put in the graft that got their parents’ generation to where they are today.’ This accusation is one most…
Centre WriteLaw & JusticePolitics
October 24, 2023

Professor Rosie Campbell: Why diverse workplaces have benefits for all

It is time to remake the case for promoting gender equality in the workplace. The overwhelming majority of Britons now reject traditional gender roles and support gender equality at work.…
Centre WritePolitics
October 19, 2023

Marie Goneta: The UK can do better on supporting migrants in reapplying their qualifications

Economic migrants and refugees take massive risks when leaving their former lives behind and moving to a foreign country. But, even after they arrive, they face several barriers to achieving…
Centre WriteLaw & JusticePolitics
October 19, 2023

Henry Weston: It is time to stop the over-politicisation of the office of Attorney General

Over the last three years, Conservative ministers have embraced the line that ‘lefty lawyers’ frustrate government policy, with Suella Braverman arguing that they have undermined the judicial system. In fact,…
Centre WriteHealth & Social CarePolitics
October 18, 2023

William Morris: A new programme of National Service would help tackle our mental health epidemic

There is no escaping the continuing apocalyptic diagnoses about the state of young people’s mental health in this country. The news cycle regularly informs us about new record levels of…
Bartlomiej StaniszewskiCentre WriteEconomy & FinancePolitics
October 2, 2023

Bartek Staniszewski: Public attitudes towards the plight of and policies for younger people

Introduction Younger people in this country are disillusioned with the Conservative Government. Only 1% of 18-24-year-olds in the UK intend to vote for the Conservatives in the next election, according…
Centre WriteEducationHealth & Social CarePoliticsTowns & DevolutionWelfare
September 18, 2023

Annabelle Walker: Childcare needs more than just demand side reform

The childcare crisis in the United Kingdom is more than just a pressing social issue; it's a ticking time bomb with profound economic repercussions. The UK’s broken childcare system is…
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September 8, 2023

The Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland MP: The Rwanda scheme needs to be fairer, or we risk alienating voters

Since its very inception, the principle of fairness has been the very foundation of the justice system in this country. Indeed, something cannot be fair if it is not just,…
Centre WriteEconomy & FinanceForeignHousing & HomelessnessHuman Rights & DiscriminationImmigration & Integration
September 7, 2023

Alternative policies for the UK’s asylum system

Summary This report analyses UK public attitudes towards the principles and policies of the asylum system in the UK. The findings provide a strong case to - and policy advice…
Centre WriteEconomy & FinanceForeignHousing & HomelessnessHuman Rights & DiscriminationImmigration & Integration
September 7, 2023

Alternative policies for the UK’s asylum system

Summary This report analyses UK public attitudes towards the principles and policies of the asylum system in the UK. The findings provide a strong case to - and policy advice…
Centre WriteHealth & Social CarePoliticsTowns & Devolution
September 4, 2023

Finn O’Hare: The Government can’t keep leaving sports on the bench

With one in six deaths in the UK being associated with physical inactivity it seems incredulous that tackling something as manageable as inactivity crisis has not been made more of…
Centre WriteEnergy & EnvironmentTowns & DevolutionTransport
August 29, 2023

Matte Sandroshvili: Create streets for pedestrians to tackle air pollution

In the heart of one of the world’s most iconic cities, a silent but deadly challenge looms large. Ninety-nine percent of London exceeds the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommended pollution…
Centre WriteEconomy & FinancePolitics
August 14, 2023

Cormac Evans: To boost workers rights you need to cut corporation tax

Workers' rights in the UK are in dire need of improvement. According to a report from the ITUC, the International Trade Union Congress, the UK is rated as a “regular…
Centre WriteEconomy & FinanceHousing & HomelessnessPoliticsTowns & Devolution
August 14, 2023

Nathan Stone: Does Japan hold the key to fixing the UK’s housing crisis?

If you aspire to one day own your own home, or for people you love to share in that ambition, Britain’s backlog of 4.3 million homes should concern you. Homeownership…
Centre WriteHealth & Social CarePolitics
August 9, 2023

Taylor Ross: The decline of funding in the adult social care sector

The number of people in the UK aged 65 years or over increased from 9.2 million in 2011 to over 11 million in 2021, and the proportion of people aged…
Centre WritePoliticsTransport
July 31, 2023

Miles Bassett: Tory Mayor Candidate Susan Hall should champion Heathrow

It’s become fashionable in the Conservative party over the last few years to view London as an afterthought. However, the party is forgetting what an asset London is to the…
Bartlomiej StaniszewskiCentre WriteEconomy & FinanceHousing & HomelessnessTowns & Devolution
July 31, 2023

Bartek Staniszewski: The Government’s housing strategy leaves too many things unsaid

I was once listening to a young woman give a talk at a pub, and the topic, naturally, turned to housing. She told us she had given up on looking…
Centre Write
July 13, 2023

Louise King: Children’s rights are being eroded – the Government must take action

In early June, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UN Committee) published its verdict on how well the UK is respecting children’s rights. While it recognised some…
Centre WriteHealth & Social CarePolitics
June 28, 2023

Taylor Ross: A mental health crisis is breaking the NHS

For all the clapping we did, after the pandemic, healthcare workers, who had to bear the brunt of it, showed extreme signs of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. In…
Centre WriteForeignPoliticsThomas Nurcombe
June 16, 2023

Thomas Nurcombe: Chinese exploitation is rife in the Caribbean – where is Britain?

The Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly MP, has been on a mission to bolster ties between Britain and the Latin American and Caribbean region, visiting Jamaica, Colombia, Chile and Brazil. After…
Centre Write
June 15, 2023

Alp Yilmaz: Without thriving bus routes, rural communities will fade away

Much Hadham is an unexceptional village in terms of bus connections - its two-thousand residents are served by the Intalink 351 bus once every two hours. For anything more than…