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LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 26 September 2024 English
Pupil absence in secondary schools is likely to remain above pre-pandemic levels, at least until those who began secondary school during the pandemic have left school. Stephen Gibbons, Sandra McNally …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 25 September 2024 English
Labour’s housing plans to solve the housing crisis are centred around building new houses on the grey and green belt. But, Anne Power argues, that approach ignores the environmental costs …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 24 September 2024 English
Following a set of scandals the previous Conservative Government was entangled in, Labour promised to introduce an integrity and ethics commission. In light of recent revelations around gifts to the …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 20 September 2024 English
Wealth inequality has worsened over the past decades, with the top 10 per cent owning more than 40 per cent of all private wealth. At the same time, most wealth …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 18 September 2024 English
The Government has advised schools to restrict the use of smartphones by students. This seems to be supported by the current evidence which suggests that restrictions of phone use can …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 16 September 2024 English
Inheritance tax is one of the few taxes the Labour Government hasn’t ruled out raising. This is an opportunity for the UK to make the tax more fair and progressive, …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 13 September 2024 English
The tone of the conversation around assisted dying is changing in the UK, with bills on the matter making their way through Parliament and Keir Starmer having promised a free …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 10 September 2024 English
Labour has inherited an NHS and social care service in crisis. The new Government has a short window of opportunity to make a start on a serious and cost-conscious programme …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 6 September 2024 English
Skeleton bills set out the broad principles of a new policy, allowing ministers or regulatory bodies to spell out the details later, once the bill has already passed. While this …
LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 5 September 2024 English
The 2023 Tobacco and Vapes bill proposed gradually raising the legal age for smoking until smoking was totally banned in the UK. Meant as Rishi Sunak’s signature policy, it was …