Starting a family for any couple is an exciting new adventure, but for LGBTQI+ couples it is a hugely costly process, both financially and emotionally. Dubbed the LGBTQI+ fertility tax, it is significantly harder for a lesbian, bi-women or some trans people in a same-sex relationship to access NHS fertility treatment even though they are…
What sort of society do we want to live in? This is the question we should always return to when it comes to education policy. Freedom of speech, respect for the beliefs of others, the spirit of debate – these have long been pillars of British society. Teach these values explicitly in our schools and from the outset…
Starting a family for any couple is an exciting new adventure, but for LGBTQI+ couples it is a hugely costly process, both financially and emotionally. Dubbed the LGBTQI+ fertility tax, it is significantly harder for a lesbian, bi-women or some trans people in a same-sex relationship to access NHS fertility treatment even though they are…
They’re arriving with dogs on leads, cats in their arms, or struggling to carry animals in baskets, not wanting to leave any family member behind. PETA Germany is working on the border between Poland and Ukraine and has never seen anything like it. The conditions are dire. People who have travelled for days have had…
The number of single parents left without child maintenance payments has doubled across the UK. According to fresh figures released by the National Audit Office (NAO) today, reforms to government child maintenance services have delivered improvements and reduced costs, but the number of families in the UK with successful child maintenance arrangements has not increased.…
Nato’s former deputy supreme allied commander has firmly rejected the idea of implementing a no-fly zone in Ukraine. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, warned the move could provoke a “third world war”. “This is not like Iraq; we’re up against sophisticated enemy with very capable air defence…
What sort of society do we want to live in? This is the question we should always return to when it comes to education policy. Freedom of speech, respect for the beliefs of others, the spirit of debate – these have long been pillars of British society. Teach these values explicitly in our schools and from the outset…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked and outraged the international community, sparking protests across several continents. But how have people in Russia reacted to their country’s decision to wage war on Ukraine? In this episode of Political Agenda, Dr Eleanor Bindman, an expert in Russian politics, discusses the Russian public’s dismay at recent events, Vladimir Putin’s strategic…
Should you have to pay the price for crime your whole life? Twenty years ago a friend’s daughter- then just 16 years old- was caught up in a group fight outside her school. The police arrested them all and she was convicted of “violent disorder”. Now the daughter promotes sport in schools and that old…
The defence secretary has seemingly contradict the foreign secretary this morning, as he argued there are “better ways” to help Ukraine than by travelling to fight there. Liz Truss told the BBC on Sunday that she endorsed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for an international resistance force to help Ukraine defend against the Russian invasion.…
