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For eight years, taxpayers have been able to see how much public-sector Trade Union facility time is costing. Now that national reporting requirement has gone. Section 66 of the Employment Rights Act 2025 repealed the statuto...

Public-sector Trade Union facility time has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds since national reporting began in 2017/18. The Workers of England Union’s current analysis of Cabinet Office data indicates approximatel...

The Workers of England Union's investigation into taxpayer-funded Trade Union facility time has led to another question: how much money are Trade Unions themselves putting into politics? An earlier published estimate in the fi...

The Government is preparing to give Regional Mayors and other strategic authorities across England the power to impose a new tax on overnight accommodation. It is officially called an Overnight Visitor Levy. Ministers may pref...

A landmark settlement in the United States could change the way some of the world's biggest social-media companies treat children.  Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to a settlement potentially worth ...

Milk is so familiar that we barely notice how much we depend upon it. It is poured into tea and coffee, added to cereal and used in everything from sauces and desserts to bread and ready meals. It also becomes cheese, butter, ...

Artificial intelligence is attracting extraordinary amounts of money. Across the world, technology companies are spending hundreds of billions of pounds building data centres, buying advanced computer chips and developing incr...

Part Two: England, the Workplace and the Right to Speak Freedom of speech is closely connected to national identity because a healthy national identity gives people shared ground from which disagreement can take place. A natio...

When young people pass through our education system, much of the emphasis is placed on examinations.  Yet they are also expected to choose a career or employment path that could shape the rest of their lives. Some begin making...

Part One: The Foundation of a Confident Nation Freedom of speech is vital if any nation is to thrive. It marks the difference between a flourishing society and a fearful one, where people no longer feel secure enough to discus...