(Nairobi, September 22, 2026) – Niger’s junta has provisionally stripped five more exiled opposition figures of their nationality, extending a controversial policy increasingly used against critics of...

Investigation comes amid growing calls for an end to ‘obscene’ profit-making in care sector Private equity companies now own or partly own 11 of the 20 largest providers of fostering and children’s homes in England, as calls to ban “obscene” profit-making in children’s care grow. An investigation by the thinktank Common Wealth found the “big four” independent fostering agencies – which provide almost a quarter of fostering placements in England – have paid out more than £200m from taxpayers to shareholders in interest payments since 2020. Continue reading...

Report’s author said findings highlighted ‘near-total failure’ to hold corporations accountable over the disaster that killed 72 people

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Analysis of the future of the International Criminal Court following the removal of Prosecutor Karim Khan.

Researchers say children's rights and wellbeing must be placed at the heart of family court proceedingsChildren involved in private family law proceedings in England can experience serious harm to the...

Calls grow for global regulation as rising numbers of westerners use surrogates in countries with different laws

The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) has the vital role of overseeing Britain’s intelligence and security services. In a report published by the Constitution Unit today, Andrew Tyrie assesses the ISC’s powers and finds that the framework of law, practice and guidance within which it works has constrained and obstructed its activities. He sets out a detailed prospectus for wide-ranging reform.

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Zambia’s Constitutional Court of Zambia has ruled that children born in the country to refugee parents are eligible for citizenship, in a landmark decision on nationality rights. The ruling follows a ...

Fiscal impacts of “earned settlement” reforms One central issue in the debate over the government’s proposed “earned settlement” reforms is their fiscal impact, with the Home Secretary claiming that “...

Are rightwing academics being silenced? The Policy Exchange thinktank says they are – and has plans for cracking down, says professor of economics Jonathan Portes

UK government should focus on the true causes of the asylum backlog and delays rather than establishing a new appeals body.

UK government should focus on the true causes of the asylum backlog and delays rather than establishing a new appeals body.

Tony Vaughan MP invites you to a screening of the documentary "Blue Has No Borders", set in his constituency of Folkestone.

Sectarianism in Syria persists, and reinforces a cycle of division. A constitutional process that does not grapple with sectarianism will only reinforce it.

Henchmen working for the divisive Reform leader were seen on camera manhandling a retired engineer who was trying to park in a disabled spot to drop off his wife in Shetland

As a child, Brown was underestimated, infantilised and dismissed by specialists and teachers. Now 28, he has written an acclaimed debut novel set in an adult day care centre that gives people like him...

The Reform UK candidate’s new polemic Suicide of a Nation claims to expose a toxic elite leading Britain to annihilation, but my close reading revealed a mix of phantom sources and falsehoods. Then Ma...

This week, MPs will vote on the second reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill. Don’t let the anodyne name fool you – this is one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislation in our…

Who should decide to end life-sustaining treatment? And on what grounds?