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Sunak wants everyone to be better at maths. Here’s what taking his own advice would mean for his election campaign.
A crisis abroad has exposed multiple disagreements at home.
The results represent more than just dissatisfaction with local MPs – the national picture has shifted.
The transition to net zero emissions is under grave threat if governments do not do more to address the potential unfairness of some climate policies.
Bonuses for new teachers won’t fix the reasons people leave the profession.
A cross-party consensus is breaking apart.
A prime minister who has been an MP for nearly a decade now wants to challenge 30 years of ‘vested interests’.
The prime minister has acknowledged that a narrative of national decline is setting in – but he has been unable to disentangle himself from it.
The prime minister’s decision to delay or scrap green measures will make it harder for the UK to keep its climate commitments.
Research on how people adopt new technologies suggests the transition is now well under way.
The government’s unpredictable approach to energy-efficiency has cost progress to net zero before.
Rishi Sunak has delayed some of the UK’s key net zero targets – a look back at history may explain why.
Today, as in the past, pro-car sentiment is a backlash against nascent environmental protest.
With his own MPs blocking his every policy, Sunak doesn’t appear able to get much done.
By focusing on the disruption caused by Just Stop Oil, politicians avoid having to talk about the substance of their argument.
The government in England is promoting apprenticeships rather than “rip-off” university degrees.
The reality is that cooperation has deepened, but one side seems reluctant to acknowledge that with a formal deal.
Reneging on climate commitments indicates the UK government’s misreading of public attitudes.
Past prime ministers could afford to talk big on climate change – but now the impact of the environmental crisis is manifestly real, Sunak can’t afford to appease those who oppose green policies.
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