On 13 June 2025, the High Court dismissed a legal challenge to the UK government’s decision to apply Value Added Tax (VAT) to private school fees. On 27 February 2026, the Court of Appeal upheld...

(Above is an audio recording of the blog post) The UK government has recently announced its intention to ban under-16s from using major social media platforms. Many of the details are still pending, b...

Research from Humanists UK has revealed that religious selection in state faith school admissions drives racial segregation in their pupil intake. In particular, schools with a 50% cap on faith-based ...

An increasingly vocal minority want the UK to retain its Christian character, even if it has lost its Christian majority

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Sir Keir Starmer’s attempts to strike a free trade deal with the US are at risk over a free speech row.

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The Covid-19 pandemic brought the importance of vaccination and public attitudes toward it firmly to the fore. However, vaccine hesitancy and refusal remain significant barriers to global uptake, wit....

The Covid-19 pandemic brought the importance of vaccination and public attitudes toward it firmly to the fore. However, vaccine hesitancy and refusal remain significant barriers to global uptake, wit...

Catholic schools are failing disadvantaged and vulnerable children across Wales. This is the damning conclusion from a new report which scrutinised school admissions arrangements in every school in Wa...

In this exclusive op-ed, Nathan Stilwell highlights the urgent need for assisted dying reform in the UK, emphasising the suffering caused by current laws and lessons from compassionate practices abroa...

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