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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
23 December, 2025

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LFF is closed over the Christmas holidays

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23 December, 2025

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Kenya votes to leave the International Criminal Court, but what does this mean for the ICC?

9 September, 2013

Calum Young is studying for a masters in European Law at the University of Leiden, having previously studied both Law and German. Due to the developing crisis in Syria over the use of chemical weapons, it has been suggested intest

Voters fed up with independence obsession

Ed Jacobs
9 September, 2013

New survey data has revealed just how out of touch the chattering classes are with public opinion on the issue of Scottish independence.

Universal Credit shambles uncovered in new report

Ashwin Kumar
6 September, 2013

A damning report by the National Audit Office has severely criticised the government’s Universal Credit reforms.

Lobbying Bill unites Guido Fawkes and 38 Degrees in opposition to it

6 September, 2013

38 Degrees has released a new video about the Government’s proposed Lobbying Bill, which features a range of voices explaining what the bill involves and why it is flawed. One of the people in the video is Paul Staines, ortest

Oops! ‘Green’ parking permit in Barnet now costs more than regular permit

Ben Mackay
6 September, 2013

Barnet residents entitled to a ‘green’ parking permit for low emission vehicles now have to pay more than people with more environmentally unfriendly cars.

Assad’s transformation from potential knight to villain in the eyes of the West

6 September, 2013

Britain’s view of President Assad has transformed over the years, but the West still hasn’t learnt lessons about supporting dictators around the world.

CBI chief slams Salmond on Independence and Cameron on EU

Ed Jacobs
6 September, 2013

Fresh doubts over the economic consequences of an independent Scotland have been raised, with a warning that it risks facing “economic dislocation”.

Breaking Barriers: overcoming the barriers disadvantaged families face to engaging with children’s centres

6 September, 2013

Laura Rodrigues is Policy Officer for The Children’s Society The creation of Sure Start children’s centres to provide a local hub of integrated services and support for families with young children, was one of the most inventive and far-reaching governmenttest

Are The Times and The Sun marching to Murdoch’s tune?

Ben Mackay
5 September, 2013

On Thursday both The Times and The Sun, Rupert Murdoch-backed newspapers, made the same misleading claims about a Labour Party review into the British economy.

TaxPayers’ Alliance welfare proposals save little money, but add to misery

Ben Mackay
5 September, 2013

The Taxpayers Alliance has released a new report on welfare dependency, but the proposed solutions do little to save costs and only adds to hardship.

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