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British Pubs Decline: Britain at Risk of Losing Its Soul

Britain’s pubs are disappearing, and with them goes one of the country’s last shared social institutions. Their decline reveals a deeper crisis of loneliness, disconnection and civic withdrawal. Rising costs, cultural shifts and rapid redevelopment have pushed thousands of pubs to the brink, yet their loss threatens community life far beyond economics. Pubs evolved from medieval parish gatherings and “church ales” into the social backbone of modern Britain. Reviving them now requires reinvention, fairer policy and renewed community effort. If the last pub closes, Britain loses more than a place to drink — it loses the everyday togetherness that defines a society.
Farage and Reform UK thrive on the idea that Britain is broken. This editorial examines the real data on diversity, migration and inequality – and asks whether Reform UK’s crisis narrative and Russian-linked funding risks destabilising UK democracy.
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Britain Is Not Broken: How Farage and Reform UK Are Selling a Dangerous False Crisis

Britain is not broken – but Farage and Reform UK depend on you believing that it is. Their politics thrives on a story of national collapse driven by migration, multiculturalism and “lost control”. The data tell a different story: a diverse country under strain, but still held together by everyday coexistence and shared services. This editorial examines how Farage and Reform UK weaponise genuine grievances, how their rhetoric feeds real-world harm, and how donor links and pro-Russia bribery cases raise serious questions about foreign influence. The real task is to repair Britain – not to profit from breaking it.
Cost of Living and Labour Values in the Autumn Budget 2025: an in-depth analysis of UK growth, inflation, investment and G7 comparisons
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Cost of Living and Labour Values: What the Autumn Budget 2025 Must Confront

The UK heads into the Autumn Budget 2025 with solid headline growth but worrying underlying weaknesses. While Britain is one of the faster-growing G7 economies, GDP per head is barely improving, inflation is the highest in the group, and investment remains chronically low. Real wages are only starting to recover, public services are under strain, and Brexit continues to weigh on exports. This editorial explores whether Labour can align its values with economic reality—balancing cost-of-living pressures, investment needs and fiscal constraints—to deliver a Budget that strengthens long-term prosperity rather than relying on short-term fixes.