It has been almost one year since COP26, the climate change summit held in Glasgow, which brought together leaders and delegates from across the world to commit to action in tackling this crisis. A year can feel like a short amount of time. And, with climate change, time is something…

Following the period of national mourning and the state funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 19th, there was a return to ‘politics as normal’. …

September 5th 2022: Liz Truss becomes the UK’s next Prime Minister after securing 57% of votes from Conservative party members (1). Liz Truss's challenges were immediate, with the most urgent concern being the ‘cost of living crisis’ — particularly relating to rocketing energy bills which we wrote about here. However…

Introduction In March of this year, we wrote about the cost-of-living crisis affecting the UK, and the proposals in the Spring Budget that were designed to protect against it (1). However, it is now impossible to ignore the most fundamental driver of inflation in the UK: the cost of energy. …

On the 23rd July, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to the monkeypox outbreaks in many countries. …

We Brits love to moan about the weather. Complaining about it being too cold, too rainy, too wet, too muggy or too hot is practically a national pastime. Except, if you feel like things might be just a tad too warm — you’re not being unreasonable. The Met Office has…

If you’ve tried to catch the train over the last few days, it’s highly likely you will have found yourself in a relatively empty, or even deserted, station with no trains running. In the last week, there have been three days of industrial action, as well as a one-day shutdown…

What are the culture wars? As recently as perhaps two years ago, the term ‘culture wars’ was probably something you had never read or heard anybody say. For pretty much everyone in the UK, the idea simply did not exist. However, like all great ideas, it has made its way…

It’s been a busy couple of weeks in UK politics with local elections in England, Wales and Scotland, an ongoing cost-of-living crisis and (more) drama regarding potential Covid rule-breaking from England’s political leaders… Amongst all of this, you could be forgiven for missing a historic moment in Northern Ireland, with…