Weekly series
The State of the Culture
A substantial weekly examination of who Britain is becoming.
- British and national identity
- Community and social cohesion
- Faith and secularism
- Media and public discourse
- Technology and changing behaviour
- Heritage and cultural memory
- Class, opportunity and social mobility
- Arts, entertainment and contemporary life
Should childhood be offline until sixteen
Britain’s proposed under-16 social media restriction may reduce harm, but age checks, isolation and weak offline alternatives make implementation the harder test.
14 min read
When the algorithm becomes your boss
Software now allocates shifts, scores performance and flags workers for review. It can make management fairer and faster, but a score is an argument wearing a lab coat. Britain needs a settlement that keeps a named, answerable person behind every decision that matters at work.
14 min read
English Identity, Migration and Social Cohesion
England faces a problem of confidence as much as a problem of migration. This paper argues for a confident civic English identity rooted in language, history, law, democratic government and England's Christian inheritance, open to people of every race and faith, but carrying meaningful obligations.
18 min read
What is the BBC for now
As Charter review approaches and the BBC cuts the services it asks the country to preserve, Britain must decide which public purposes still require a national broadcaster and build an institution and funding settlement capable of delivering them.
14 min read
The right to speak to a human
When essential services put automated systems between customers and help, a route to a competent person must remain available. This paper argues for human escalation where delay, vulnerability or a disputed decision can cause real harm.
13 min read