Opinion May 29, 2025 • 7 min read

We have spent a decade abolishing boredom, and quietly lost something in the process. This essay makes the case for empty time as a source…

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Opinion May 20, 2025 • 7 min read

Automation is eliminating jobs faster than new ones are being created, and the welfare system is punitive and inadequate. UBI is not…

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Opinion Apr 18, 2025 • 7 min read

The UK's second chamber has over 800 unelected members, costs £130 million a year, and includes hereditary peers who inherited their seats…

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Opinion Mar 25, 2025 • 7 min read

France, Ireland, and Portugal have legally enshrined the right to disconnect from work emails outside working hours. The UK has nothing…

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Opinion Feb 16, 2025 • 7 min read

Spotify pays artists £0.003 per stream. A million plays earns £3,000. Meanwhile, the platform is profitable and record labels take the…

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Opinion Jan 28, 2025 • 7 min read

UK towns are designed around cars, not people. High streets are dying, air quality is terrible, and children can't play outside. Meanwhile…

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Opinion Jan 20, 2025 • 13 min read

Support for cannabis legalisation in the UK has reached 53% in 2024 polling, with cross-party MPs, police chiefs, and medical professionals…

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Opinion Sep 28, 2024 • 6 min read

As local newspapers close, whole communities lose the reporting that holds power to account and holds them together. This is the case for…

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Opinion Jun 27, 2024 • 7 min read

We consume more news, faster, than ever before - and feel less informed and more frazzled for it. This essay makes the gentle case for slow…

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