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Britain has led the way on migration

11 November 2023 9:00 am

Human trafficking is a multi-billion-pound global industry. It is fuelled by the desperation of migrants seeking a better life and…

We have more to fear from social media than AI

4 November 2023 9:00 am

For once, Nick Clegg had a point. At the start of this week’s Artificial Intelligence summit at Bletchley Park, our…

The Tories are slowly turning the tide on immigration

28 October 2023 9:00 am

For years the government has appeared to be setting itself up for failure with its promises to crack down on…

Europeans are rejecting the EU’s unworkable vision

21 October 2023 9:00 am

The recent election in Poland has been presented by some as a triumph of liberalism over the dark forces of…

The problem with Labour’s fiscal promises

14 October 2023 9:00 am

It is remarkable that in his conference speech in Liverpool, Sir Keir Starmer hardly mentioned the government’s biggest failures. There…

Is this really the end of the A-level?

7 October 2023 9:00 am

The history of education reform is a graveyard of acronyms: TVEIs, GNVQs and so on. There have been many well-meaning…

Can Sunak establish himself as a radical?

30 September 2023 9:00 am

The Conservatives gather in Manchester this weekend for what may well be their last hurrah as a governing party. Bookmakers…

Rishi Sunak is right to reconsider his green pledges

23 September 2023 9:00 am

The old carmakers were slow to realise the potential of electric cars and didn’t innovate. So Elon Musk, an internet…