Radical reform is needed to the British education system; lowering the school-leaving age should be just the start of it

At the beginning of this year, the TPA’s John O’Connell highlighted the ‘sacred cows’ that Boris Johnson’s government need to slaughter to cut wasteful public spending. One of these sacred cows is the ridiculous requirement for young people to stay in education until the age of 18. Until 2015, children were required to stay in

The EU’s coronavirus fund is a symbol of vindication for Brexiteers

On the 31st of January, I was in Westminster counting down to the United Kingdom’s long-awaited departure from the undemocratic, declining European Union. The coronavirus pandemic, to a majority of Britons, was a non-issue. Nevertheless, amid the devastating health and economic crisis, both issues play a part in our political discourse. As a Brexiteer, I

The strange death of Labour England: The long story of why Labour lost the heartlands

In 2019, the Conservative Party, led by Boris Johnson, romped to their largest victory since 1987. However, this was an incredibly surprising result based on historic electoral patterns. The Tories, for the fourth election in a row, were the United Kingdom’s largest party, but more importantly, the governing party increased their vote share for the

Populist Duda edges past Poland’s progressive candidate in the nation’s narrowest Presidential election race

Yesterday, the people of Poland went to the polls to decide whether the incumbent, Andrzej Duda, would be returned to Warsaw’s Presidential Palace for another five years. Duda fought off Rafal Trzaskowksi in what was one of the most tightly contested electoral races since the fall of communism in 1989. He is just the second

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Politics has become divisive, dismissive, and distant. The Benthamite section will prove the diversity of opinion that The Gower Street Journal champions and the civility that needs to return to our political discourse. It will give our editorial team the opportunity to engage in friendly debate as they tackle the greatest issues of our time

PM lays out ‘radical’ plans to ‘level-up’ and ‘unite’ the country in bid to spur on Britain’s economic recovery post-coronavirus

The Prime Minister took to the stage in Dudley to announce a bold plan to invest an additional £5 billion to kickstart Britain’s post-pandemic economic recovery. Johnson added that as a consequence of this investment ‘we will not just bounce back, we will bounce forward’ from the economic downturn that the pandemic has forced upon

The UK must ensure political and economic independence from Brussels

Little over four years ago, on the 23rd of June 2016, the people of this country voted to leave the EU. And now, after plenty of twists and turns, we are on the final straight.

Did the Brexit Party cost the Tories seats in England and Wales?

Introduction: In the aftermath of the Brexit Party’s triumphant victory in the 2019 European parliamentary elections, it was widely anticipated that Farage’s party would split the Leave vote in any future general elections. These concerns became even more apparent when the Eurosceptic parties failed to displace Labour in Peterborough or fend off the Liberal Democrats

The pandemic has placed a bandage over Labour’s deep wounds of division but this is beginning to unravel

It is hard to ignore the strides that the Labour Party have taken forward during the pandemic. Since party members installed Sir Keir Starmer as party leader, Labour has significantly reduced the Tories lead and the former head of the Crown Prosecution Service has challenged the Prime Minister at the dispatch box. However, the sacking