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Sophie Pender, founder of The 93% Club, returns to answer your questions on class, privilege and education. In the main episode, Sophie told Amol why she thinks Britain needs to stop talking politely about social mobility and confront the power of private schools. Now, listeners ask whether class identity has become too slippery, whether people downplay their own privilege, and whether support for state-school students risks helping those who are already advantaged. Sophie also discusses orac...
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Burnham’s first reshuffle should resist a sweeping change of junior ministers jack.sanders Mon, 13/07/2026 - 14:49 Beyond refreshing his Cabinet, keeping most ministers in their current roles is Burnham’s best chance of getting things done in government. 3 Comment Tim Durrant Institute for Government Yes At this stage of the parliament, if the prime minister is not clear why he is reshuffling a minister then he would be wiser to leave them to get on with the job. Ministers Government reshuffl...
Andy Burnham needs to fix a weakened Foreign Office jack.sanders Mon, 13/07/2026 - 14:34 A Foreign Office in turmoil cannot deliver the prime minister’s foreign policy priorities. 5 Comment Hannah Keenan Institute for Government Yes As well as a clearer view on what the Foreign Office is doing, the department needs to think far more innovatively about how it is working. Civil service Foreign affairs Civil servants Civil service reform Labour Foreign secretary Foreign, Commonwealth and Develop...