The UK’s decision to cut the foreign aid budget is a symptom of a declining “global Britain”. Currently, the UK spends 0.7% of its budget on foreign aid, which is in line with the recommended percentage proposed by the UN…
‘Global Britain’ – that was the inspired vision touted by Boris Johnson in the wake of the UK’s watershed decision to withdraw from the EU in 2016. Yet, amidst the noise and the furore of the pandemic, the prime minister…
Last week, BBC News reported that the government had ended its funding for several projects tackling the bullying of LGBT+ students in schools. These projects have been running since 2014, costing around £4 million, and this is the first time…