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Blog · 12 May, 2022

The Hope Won’t Kill You

Since the age of nine I have been a faithful (and long-suffering) supporter of Tottenham Hotspur. In the following decade-and-a-bit, I have never seen them win anything. I have shed more tears over football results than anything else in that period. I have watched Tottenham come second in the …

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Blog, Briefings, Politics and Elections · 7 March, 2022

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – An Update

Last week, as Monday night drifted into the early hours of Tuesday morning, the latest version of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was approved by MPs. This means the fraught and contested passage of this controversial Bill will continue, as it returns to the House of Lords. The …

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Blog · 31 January, 2022

Myanmar Coup – One Year Anniversary

A Brutal Year Smoke and flames billow from abandoned vehicles on the roadside of Kayah State, Myanmar. Shells of burnt-out cars are strewn across the road. Charred bodies lay on the floor. Thirty-five people have been killed, including women, children and charity workers. These were the bleak …

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Blog · 18 October, 2021

Reflections on the death of Sir David Amess

As a child, I used to sneak off into my Dad’s wardrobe and put on his ties. Formal wear adorned, I would address my teddies at a fantasy party conference. I used to learn extracts from historic political speeches and, in my best impression of 20th Century Prime Ministers, recite them (Neville …

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Blog · 15 September, 2021

Introducing Ryan

According to my mum, when you asked me as a child what I wanted to be as an adult I would reply (un-ironically) “Prime Minister!”. Whilst my lofty ambitions have tempered somewhat since then, politics, the way it shapes people’s lives and opportunities, remains extremely close to my heart. I am …

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