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The recent rounds of student protests have made for striking news coverage. Aerial photographs of throngs of youngsters hemmed in by police, smoke wafting over crowds, buildings with smashed...

The chorus of disapproval that greeted Howard Flight’s remark about how cuts in child benefits will encourage “breeding” among the lower social classes has left the impression that such...

A colourful mob marches through the streets of London on their way to the Houses of Parliament, waving placards, shouting slogans and smashing windows. But these aren’t students on their way to the...

"The rise in economic freedom in China has been hugely beneficial to China and to the world. I hope in time this will lead to a greater political opening because I am convinced that the best...

Last month’s Browne report was eagerly awaited by some academics, in the hope that it would allow universities, struggling with funding, to raise student fees. Browne did indeed recommend lifting...

Last night Prospect held the 10th annual Think Tank of the Year Awards at the British Academy in London. Bringing together the nation’s finest political brains in an evening of convivial wonkery,...

This week YouGov released a poll showing support for the Lib Dems has dropped to a feeble 9 per cent. Abandoning their policy on tuition fees threatens alienating a large part of their base—young...

The winner of Prospect's coveted think tank of the year award will be revealed at an awards ceremony tomorrow evening; full details are to be posted on this blog shortly after. We received a...

Yesterday was United Nations Day—the 65th anniversary of the day in 1945 when the UN charter legally entered into force. A 65th birthday is not especially exciting and the UN hasn’t been in the...