In his first speech of 2023, Rishi Sunak proposed plans to make maths a compulsory subject for all students in England until the age of 18. Sunak hopes to raise UK numeracy standards and boost the financial skills of young people to make them better equipped for the modern workplace, where he says: “data is […]
Rishi Sunak plans to launch a review of the British sex education system following reports of ‘inappropriate’ sex education lessons in schools, described by one Conservative MP as: “age inappropriate, extreme, sexualising and inaccurate”. But would this only censor the realities of puberty and sex? It seems that the sex education taught to teenagers in […]
This week the House of Lords is set to debate the “EU Sunset Bill” or, more formally, the “Retained EU Law revocation and Reform Bill”. The Sunset Bill was originally proposed by Boris Johnson’s government in January 2022 and has since been supported by the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg. Essentially, the sunset bill will revoke […]
As Sunday morning comes around again, I call my dad to ask about his plans for the day. We laugh as soon as I ask, we both know the answer is another 24 hours of daytime TV and microwaveable meals. Repetitive routines like these reflect the reality for over 400,000 people currently waiting over 52 […]
The government’s new public order bill has passed through the commons – that illustrious ‘mother of parliaments’ which has given us such hits as The clown’s nightmare before Christmas and How to tank an economy in 80 minutes. It is now at the committee stage in the House of Lords. Quite how it has managed […]
Gavin Williamson has been around the block a little bit. Defence Secretary. Sacked due to Huawei leakings. Education Minister. Sacked in Johnson’s reshuffle. Minister of State. Resigned due to allegations of bullying and misconduct. Mr Williamson is evidently an experienced minister (or not, depending on how you value ministerial musical chairs). However, experienced or not […]
Scotland is snow-free for the 9th time in the last 300 years. Let’s say that again, Scotland is entirely, completely, snow-free for only the 9th time in the last 3 centuries. Another way to put that would be that Scotland is snow free for the 4th time in the last 6 years. We’ve ignored sign […]
For too long, many Labour supporters have felt unsatisfied with Keir Starmer’s leadership. He has had a tough run, having come to the post during the pandemic, when politics had been placed on the back burner in favour of cross-party consensus on health policy. However, it is undeniable that Starmer has landed himself in testy […]