George Osborne under pressure over Evening Standard ‘cash‑for‑content’ allegations
Allegations that the newspaper has been promising positive coverage in return for payments have rocked the big-selling London newspaper.
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The free speech battle that forced Britain’s 18th‑century radicals to flee
You might think today’s government is harsh, but the 1790s were a tough time for those who wanted to speak their mind.
Why an 120‑year‑old warning about reading feels uncomfortably familiar
Journalists have been decrying the decline in reading for over 100 years and yet it persists.
Confronting colonial legacies in London’s ‘Little India’
A campaign to change the name of a road in London’s ‘Little India’‘ has succeeded. While some members of the local Sikh population welcome it, others aren’t so happy.
Riversimple’s hydrogen fuel cell Rasa gives car design a clean slate
Will the Rasa be a clean slate for the advancement of fuel cell cars?
Cuts to UK foreign aid budget are shortsighted and could damage British interests
Overseas aid doesn’t just help developing countries, Britain also benefits hugely.
US‑style fracking success far from guaranteed on British soil
Britain’s energy-hungry population is highly dependent on oil and gas, which powers around two thirds of the UK’s energy needs. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) projects that by 2030…
Lord of the Rings: debunking the backlash against non‑white actors in Amazon’s new adaption
Adaptations are original cultural entities that can imitate, question, re-write, or reinterpret their source material for new audiences.
British state betrayed its children – these countries can teach us how to set things right
The harsh realities of being a child in austerity-driven Britain – revealed.
The UK is alarmingly unprepared for the threats it faces – security expert explains why
The UK has little in the way of land-based anti-aircraft and anti-missile defences.
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