Total 7 Posts
Concrete in schools: How missing data and poor funding contributed to today’s closures
5 min read
UK schools are contending with a financial crisis, yet the governmental revenue funds are inadequate despite the urgent need for capital for essential repairs in schools. The lack of data on the condition of school buildings adds complexity to planning procedures.
Goldsmith on Government’s green policies: Gove is a monster, Shapps is backward, Sunak not interested
4 min read
In a recent interview, Zac Goldsmith, former international environment minister, criticised fellow Tories for their handling of climate commitments.
Why so many people have had enough of experts
5 min read
New research highlights three key reasons for declining trust in experts, and how to regain their authority in future.
Nitrous oxide ban: What the Dutch do in January, the Brits do in March
3 min read
The Netherlands and Britain plan to ban laughing gas to stop drug use in parks and address antisocial behaviour caused by the drug.
The battle for Britain’s post-Brexit polity
14 min read
Professor Chris Grey on the ongoing battle between rapprochement and repetition in UK-EU relations, what reactions to Ditchley reveal and why re-joiners should avoid their own ‘betrayal’ narrative.
Pass the popcorn: The Tories are in meltdown.
6 min read
Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid and others resigning now have been complicit in Boris Johnson’s trashing the standards expected in public office. They are as bad as he is. He is their creature.
Westminster: Where it’s a bigger sin to call out a liar for lying than it is to lie.
6 min read
It is clear both that Boris Johnson will not go quietly and it is unlikely that backbench Tories will find enough of a collective spine to unseat him as they are desperate to move on from the Downing Street parties.