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Post-Covid, rising anxiety, depression, and mental health issues are driving increased violence in classrooms. But government intervention to prevent this has been inadequate.

📺 @avneem.bsky.social on @itvnews.bsky.social 👇
January 9, 2026 at 8:11 AM
🛑 Teachers have begun strike action after staff were assaulted by pupils.

This is just one symptom of the SEND crisis, which is leaving schools without the funding they need to properly support pupils and keep staff safe.

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January 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
“Is Greenland next?” Watching the US attack on Venezuela from Denmark, Sofie saw a familiar pattern: defence as the excuse, resources as the prize. This isn’t about security — it’s about control of Arctic territory.

📻 @sofiepultz.bsky.social on BBC Radio 2 👇
January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The Employment Rights Act isn’t just good for workers - it’s good for the economy. @josephevans.bsky.social explains the wider benefits for businesses and society on @lbc.co.uk News 👇
December 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Would the British state have stripped Shamima Begum of her citizenship if she had been called Mary Smith?
December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The UK is paying more than other major economies to borrow. But with clear, credible fiscal plans, the UK could bring borrowing costs down — and simply reassuring markets that we’ll stick to those plans could save billions.

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December 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
How, over the last 20 years, have we become less racist in our personal lives but our politics has done the opposite?
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
People aren't on welfare benefits because our social security system is so incredibly generous.
December 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Why do bond markets matter?

Rachel Reeves explains at our Global Progress Action Summit.
December 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
WHATEVER 👏 IT 👏 TAKES
December 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Public vs private sector productivity is often debated — but rarely understood.

📺 @parth0.bsky.social on #PoliticsLive 👇
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM