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The long view

This is a critical political moment. We have weathered the most serious financial crash of the post-war era and emerged from the recession, but at...

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Of mutual benefit

The British benefits system is in chaos. Incapacity benefits are a case in point: they are too expensive for the taxpayer while being too ungenerous...

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Heads up: Bitcoin

Vires in Numeris – ‘Strength in Numbers’ – is the motto printed on the back of  a minted Bitcoin: a decentralised peer-to-peer digital crypto-currency. It...

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Uncharitable Behaviour

Despite billions of pounds spent on counter-terror efforts, terrorism remains a fact of modern-day life. Private companies play a critical role in our efforts to...

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Tune In, Turn Out

The next election is set to be the closest and most unpredictable in living memory. The British political system is being shaken up in a...

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Mind the gap

GCSE figures released last week show that the gap in attainment between richer and poorer students is widening. Demos analysis of the latest figures show that, in...

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#BenefitsStreet

I’ve rarely seen a programme talked about as much as Channel 4’s documentary Benefits Street. The kitchen sink drama has been hailed as a gritty real...

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Scouting for character

Politicians on both sides of the despatch box have recently emphasised the importance of building ‘character’ into our education system. The Prime Minister launched the...