Issue Briefs

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Crown prosecution guilty of breaching the human rights act

Crown Prosecution Service

An overview of the Crown Prosecution Service, coverings its operations, history, and criticisms regularly levelled at the prosecutor.Read More
Cancer Research

Cancer Research

An short overview of cancer research, its history and related statistics.Read More

Cannabis Laws

An overview of current cannabis laws in the UK, their history, enforcement, exemptions for medicinal use, the approach taken around the world, and the arguments for and against reform.Read More
Capital punishment

Capital Punishment

An overview of capital punishment, its history in the UK, current public opinion, its continuing existence across parts of the world, and the arguments made for and against its use.Read More
Channel Tunnel

Channel Tunnel

An overview of the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, covering its construction, operations, and ongoing political issues post Brexit.Read More
Child abusers will now face prosecution back at home

Child Abuse

An overview of the political discussion in relation to child abuse, and changes made to the law in the Twenty First Century.Read More

Cloning

An overview of cloning, what is involved, its history, and the political debate that has surrounded the practice.Read More

Congestion charge

An overview of the London congestion charge, covering its current operation and levels, its history, and the conflicting arguments made arounds its impact and benefits.Read More
Climate Change Levy

Climate Change Levy

An overview of the Climate Change Levy: how it operates, who pays it, how it has changed, and the controversies surrounding this particular environmental tax.Read More
Cycling

Cycling

An overview of cycling policy in the UK, details of the cycle to work scheme, the current levels of cycling, and the calls made for further policy reform.Read More
A Crossrail construction site. The contract has seen blacklisting of construction workers, Unite claims

Crossrail

An overview of the Crossrail project, covering its political objectives, costs, and expected completion.Read More

Cigarette Tax

An overview of cigarette taxation in the UK, covering the history of tobacco duty, current taxation levels, and the arguments involved in the debate around tobacco duty.Read More
Civil liberties

Civil Liberties

An overview of civil liberties in the UK, the history, current position, coronavirus restrictions, and the associated political debate around civil liberties.Read More
Carers Allowance

Carers allowance

An overview of Carer's Allowance, how it operates, its level, the history of the allowance, and the various proposals made for reform.Read More
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Council tax

An overview of Council Tax, how it works, what it collects, arguments for and against the current system, and suggestions for reform.Read More
Child Maintenance

Child maintenance

An overview of the child maintenance system in the UK, how it currently operates, its history, its role in tackling child poverty, recent reforms, and the associated controversies.Read More
Class sizes

Class Sizes

An overview of the political issue of class sizes covering its history, current levels, and the various arguments that accompany this debate.Read More

Chlorinated Chicken

An overview of the debate surrounding chlorinated chicken, what it is, how safe is it, and a summary of the political arguments made for and against this method of treating chickens.Read More
Climate change

Conference of the Parties (COP26)

An overview of COP 26, covering the history of the Conference of the Parties, who attends, the Presidency, what happens, and what has been achieved at past events.Read More