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Unwritten Histories

More than a century after she broke into one of Britain’s most exclusive medical institutions, Jamini Sen is only now being restored to public memory ~ through a recent biography and renewed institutional recognition.

Privilege on Trial

When the former holder of high office is arrested, the real test is not only of that individual but of the institutions that once protected his authority.

A Bad Call

The row over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to the United States has become more than a scandal about a man’s past.

Conditional Sanctuary

Britain’s immigration reset has now widened far beyond the asylum system. What began as an attempt to deter irregular arrivals has morphed into a deeper reconfiguration of the country’s entire approach to belonging.

Survival or purpose?

Britain’s Labour government’s internal turbulence has reached a defining moment. Barely seventeen months after securing power, Prime Minister Keir Starmer now faces rumblings of revolt from within his own ranks.

Reprieve for Johnson

The Treasury chief, Rishi Sunak, a potential rival for the PM’s office, tweeted, ”I stand behind the PM hundred per cent as he takes our country forward. The PM was right to apologise and I do support his request for patience while Sue Gray, a public service veteran with a reputation as a straight-shooter, carries out her enquiry.”

Britain to decarbonise domestic transport by 2050

Cleaner transport will create and support highly skilled jobs, with the production of zero emission road vehicles alone having the potential to support tens of thousands of jobs worth up to 9.7 billion pound GVA in 2050.