Debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.

The system is dying from the middle, but there’s vitality at the periphery

RSPB urges people to support threatened birds by cutting lawns less frequently and avoiding pesticides Fewer starlings than ever have been spotted by participants in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, raising fears for their numbers. The bird conservation charity is urging Britain’s gardeners to keep their lawns wild by not cutting them too often, and to avoid the use of pesticides, which reduce the number of insects to eat and can poison birds. Continue reading...

This past week, Dr. Atul Gawande briefed US Senators on the effects that the destruction of USAID is already having. Here are the facts we need to know.

The Government is planning “catastrophic” cuts that experts say will force disabled people into poverty. Don’t think that’s right? Add your name now.

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by @wendylansdown on Bluesky I don’t think of myself as a Systems Thinker, it sounds a bit academic.  I’m more of a practical person. I learn by doing stuff – experiment, listen alongside coll…

David Buck, Senior Fellow, responds to the public health grant allocations to local authorities for 2025/26.

Families face long stretches in unsuitable accommodation and the prospect of being relocated.Dire need for housing sector reform and increase in the availability of affordable housing.

Anna Charles speaks to Hilary Cottam OBE about the importance of building new systems that are equipped to deal with the health challenges of today.

Author will highlight the ‘enormous disadvantage’ handed to children without access to books, and call on government to improve early-years literacy Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce is calling on Keir Starmer’s government to “stand up and give a…

Emergency relief must be about money, not well-intentioned donations of goods

Kristrún Frostadóttir, who entered politics just four years ago, speaks to the Observer about feminism, the far right and reopening talks on joining the EU