Issue Briefs

An overview of the unemployment statistics in the United Kingdom, covering their calculation, and the history of unemployment since the Second World War.Read More

An overview of a United Ireland covering the present framework, history, the impact of Brexit, recent public opinion, and the current debate both for and against a United Ireland.Read More

An overview of the UK's policy towards military veterans, the issues faced, the aims of the armed forces covenant, and the related policy debate.Read More

An overview of the political issue of vivisection. The history of animal testing in the UK, the current legislative framework, and the various arguments deployed in relation to the issue.Read More

An overview of the political debate around Welsh independence, covering its history, and its current levels of support.Read More

An overview of the political issue of whaling, current practices around the world, international and domestic opposition, and the ongoing debate around the practice.Read More

An overview of a written constitution, how it would work, the basis of the current UK constitution, and the debate around reform.Read More

An overview of the situation in Yemen, the origins of the current war, the humanitarian crisis, and British policy on Yemen.Read More

An overview of young offenders institutions: how they operate, statistics around young offenders within the youth justice system, and controversies around the operation of the institutions.Read More

An overview of Zero Hours contracts, their history, how they operate, recent legal challenges in the courts, and the political arguments being made for and against this form of working arrangement.Read More