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With Brexit there should come an Exclusive Economic Zone to bring control of our marine resources back to Britain. But government concessions suggest that won’t be until at least 2021 – if at all…

Proxy wars

Editorial

The parliamentary parties and the media are currently embroiled in proxy wars about religion and race. These furores are artificial.

Let's get scientific about energy

Independence from the EU will usher in a new era of opportunity for Britain. What do we want for our country? This demands debate wherever people work, interact or socialise – and an essential topic is energy production…

BBC pays for its bias

The BBC has been marginalising pro-Brexit views. No wonder its listener numbers are plummeting…

Brexit: stop the sabotage

After the Brexit vote we should be declaring our independence, not asking for favours. Instead the government has been negotiating on its knees. This is sabotage by the majority of politicians from all parties who want to remain in the EU…

TUC: drifting away from the working class

Britain’s trade unions will meet this year in Manchester, where the TUC was founded at the city’s Mechanics Institute 150 years ago. But there’s little to celebrate…

NZ says no to foreign buy-ups

New Zealand is acting against foreign buy-ups of property. The country’s previous government was happy to allow rich foreigners to snap up land and property.

Transport: Bus support slashed

English and Welsh local authorities have cut £182 million from supported bus services over the last decade, with more than 3,000 routes affected, according to new research from the group Campaign for Better Transport.

Thatcher: The unwanted statue

The quest to find a home for a statue of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher continues.

Fall in nursing applications

A further shortage of nurses in the NHS is looming, fuelled by an unfulfilled need to plan for and train staff. That’s due to high fees and the loss of the student bursary in England, not Brexit.

Child Poverty: Even worse than thought

The Resolution Foundation’s annual audit of living standards, published at the end of July, warns that child poverty in Britain has been rising twice as fast since 2011 (when “austerity” began).

Local government: The age of bankruptcy