How the Online Safety Act 2003 may threaten freedom of speech

The Online Safety Act 2023, which became law in the UK in October 2023, is one of the most significant pieces of internet regulation ever introduced in Britain. It aims to make the UK “the safest place to be online” by holding tech companies accountable for the content on their platforms, particularly content harmful …

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Why Expanding Birmingham Airport Makes More Sense Than Building a Third Runway at Heathrow

Sir Keir Starmer in desperate bid to improve economic growth has decided to bring that old chestnut back into the economic equation: the expansion of Heathrow with a third runway. It indicates his equally desperate lack of imagination and political courage. It won’t work. It smells of failure before it has begun. Here is …

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When Proscription Backfires: Palestine Action, Protest, and the Limits of State Power

On August 9, Palestine Action plans to flood central London with 500 supporters who will sit for “sixty minutes or until arrest” in deliberate defiance of the government’s recent decision to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. This act of civil disobedience is not designed to frighten, threaten, or disrupt life arbitrarily—it is …

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The £7 Million Damage Claim and the Politics of Protest: A Closer Look at the Palestine Action Case

Recently, a group of four men from Palestine Action were accused by police of causing £7 million worth of damage after spraying paint on aircraft at RAF Brize Norton. The staggering figure has become a headline grabber, directly influencing potential prison sentences. But where does this number come from, and how accurate is it? …

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Buried by Debt: How Britain’s Hidden Inflation-Linked Borrowing Is Breaking the Country

Britain in 2025 is facing a crisis — one that most citizens barely understand but feel keenly in their daily lives. Hospitals struggling with long waits, schools underfunded, crumbling infrastructure, and a welfare state stretched to the limit. Taxes are high, yet services lag behind expectations. Many voices say “Britain is broken,” but few …

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Trump’s Debt Addiction. A Recipe for National Decline

As the United States grapples with an unprecedented level of national debt, the cost of servicing that debt is becoming one of the largest items in the federal budget. In this moment of mounting fiscal pressure, the prospect of a president who treats debt as a strategic asset—rather than a burden—raises serious concerns. Donald …

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The Cost of Cowardice: How the West’s Inaction in Ukraine Erodes Its Own Soul

The war in Ukraine has laid bare more than just the brutality of Russian imperialism. It has also exposed something deeper and more unsettling: the West’s shrinking moral courage. While aid, weapons, and words have been sent, they have often arrived late, with caveats and fears, wrapped in half-measures. And behind this cautious support …

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