With blasé buffoonery, Boris Johnson appeared on the Andrew Marr show, ordering all parents to send their children back to school from Monday. This comes ahead of SAGE warnings (the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) that sending children back to…

This end of year review is part of a series from Backbench’s editorial team as they consider some of the themes that have dominated 2020. The views expressed in these reviews are those of the editors themselves and do not…

This article is part of a series exploring job-hunting in the pandemic and the difficulties that face young people in particular. The views expressed in this article are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect Backbench’s stance as…

It has felt as if the whole world has been on tenterhooks, waiting for the inevitable confirmation of Joe Biden’s victory as President-Elect of the United States. Nothing can take away from the fact that this is a truly historic…

Surely, this is the biggest U-turn of them all? Last week, in a chaotic and delayed address to the nation, Boris Johnson set out England’s plans to be plunged into lockdown number 2, despite weeks of arguing against it in…

This piece is part of a series from Backbench exploring the US 2020 presidential election. To have your say and share your opinions on this defining moment for the US, email your pitches and articles to editor@bbench.co.uk. Cast your mind back to…

This article is part of a series from Backbench’s editorial team which examines this year’s Black History Month from the angle of ‘making history’. The opinions expressed in these pieces are those of the editors’ themselves, and do not necessarily…

Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) latest escapade in blocking Rupert Murdoch owned print sites, responsible for the distribution of major newspapers including The Sun, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, and The London Evening Standard, is yet another example that illustrates how counterproductive…

The Democrats will unite all voters by the shared disappointment of Trump’s handling of the pandemic.

Science and politics are often viewed as being leagues apart. Politics is fallible and led by an agenda, while science, on the other hand, is regarded as being free from any outside influence. However, science, like politics, is also flawed…