Society
“I wouldn’t want to live there”: what British politics looks like to the rest of the world
The revolving door of unelected prime ministers and political U-turns has turned us into an international laughing stock.
Liz Truss
Society
We need a general election now
Under the UK’s parliamentary system, the Tories are entitled to select a leader without calling a general election. But to do so would stretch the fabric of our democracy to breaking point.
Society
Would there be a cost-of-living crisis if parliament was more working-class?
A recent study revealed that just one in 100 MPs come from working-class backgrounds. Perhaps this is why politicians can't wrap their heads around how to truly help the British public.
Life
The chaotic indecision of the Tories’ drug policies
Back, forth and back again, the Tory party’s decisions have been marred by constant U-turns and inconsistencies. Next up, weed’s becoming a Class A drug. Or is it?
Life
Liz Truss on drugs
From her “legalise it” uni days to now blocking progressive policy, our new PM’s views on drug reform seem to be a little, well, hazy.
