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Opinion

Campaigners holding signs reading "No health selloff" and "Stop privatising our NHS"
Opinion

Privatisation hurts patients, staff and the NHS – Labour must end it

Tony O'Sullivan
30 September, 2025

For as long as the Government fails to deliver on its NHS promises, Labour’s days are numbered. 

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in the House of Commons
Opinion

It’s time to get serious about stopping the global authoritarian network

Claire Jones
19 September, 2025

It would be a mistake to assume democracy is our default state, or to underestimate the power and reach of authoritarianism

A picture of the Thames Water logo
Opinion

Government doubles down on £100 billion water nationalisation price tag – but are they coming clean on the true cost of publicly owned water?

Cat Hobbs
18 September, 2025

The current cost is based on a discredited report funded by the private water companies.

Donald Trump
Opinion

Reform UK will be following the Trump model of governance should they win

Shaun Roberts
18 September, 2025

One session at Reform’s conference was titled “Saving British democracy and lessons from Trump”

Pregnancy
Opinion

The health in pregnancy grant worked. November’s budget should restore it.

Ben Cooper
17 September, 2025

The government’s plan for change is clear in its determination to give every child the best start in life. Restoring the health in pregnancy grant would be a relatively low-cost, proven mechanism to do this.

Keir Starmer
Opinion

Why the reshuffle alone won’t change the government’s fortunes

Prem Sikka
12 September, 2025

“For better electoral fortunes, the government needs to junk neoliberal policies, never-ending austerity; directly invest in infrastructure and redistribute income and wealth.”

Opinion

Digital ID can help rebuild trust in government and restore fairness to the economy

Patrick Hurley
7 September, 2025

‘What we can do is build a system that works for the public good – one that saves money, boosts security, fights fraud, and unlocks economic growth.’

A side on photo of Rachel Reeves outside Number 11 Downing Street
Opinion

How successive governments have created a new rentier economy

Prem Sikka
5 September, 2025

Governments appease corporations and the super-rich by following the old policies which benefit a few. 

workers rights
Opinion

New employment rights will make defining an employee more important than ever

Luke Raikes
1 September, 2025

‘It is now more important than ever to address a surprisingly difficult question: who will be entitled to these employment rights’

Nationality and Borders Bill
Opinion

Reform’s fear-mongering headlines: How would WE want to be treated if we had to flee for our lives?

Lisa Matthews
29 August, 2025

Farage’s mass deportation policy would rip families apart and directly threaten children and young people’s safety

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