The Policy Ask with Michael Houlihan: “The skills gap is very real, very big and threatens to hold the economy back”
The CEO of the employment charity Generation UK&I on social mobility, empathy and why we need an “aggressive” fossil fuel…
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Why has the UK so far avoided recession?
Consumer spending, government support and lower energy prices have propped up growth.
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Why the Tories should back proportional representation
Received wisdom says voting reform could kill off the Conservatives. That’s not how it’s worked in Europe.
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The UK is less racist than the left – and the right – think
New polling shows that Britain is one of the countries most comfortable with ethnic diversity and immigration.
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Why Britain isn’t as broken as you think
The UK is beset by crises and plagued by culture wars. But the road to a happier and more modest…
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The UK’s semiconductor industry is vulnerable – but how will Rishi Sunak strengthen it?
The PM needs to secure the supply of key components to make computer chips, otherwise the UK will be left…
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What would a “liberal” immigration system even look like?
Labour needs to shed its squeamishness around tackling the issue – the government's fumbling is an open goal for credible…
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The rise of Britain’s pantomime right
A nonsensical, camp new conservatism is being born on GB News.
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