An overview of post office branches, the fall at the start of the Century, the stabilisation in branch numbers, reasons for the decline, and current policy. Read More

An overview of armed police in the United Kingdom, detailing the current levels of armed police, how armed police operate, and the political debate around arming the police.Read More

A Pressure Group is an organised group united in the promotion of a common cause, with the aim of influencing government policy. The former Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, once famously described Pressure Groups as ‘serpents that strangle efficient government’.Read More

Pluralism is a practice and political philosophy which maintains that the participation of diverse groups in society is both necessary and good. Pluralism encourages the expression and inclusion of many voices in order to promote democracy.Read More

An overview of the history and legal framework currently governing prostitution in the UK, alongside the ongoing debate, and the suggested alternative legal structures.Read More

An overview of the regulation of the UK's print media and newspaper industry, covering its history, Leveson, and the arguments around statutory control.Read More

An overview of the debate around police numbers, covering recent history and current levels, international comparisons, statistics around police diversity, and plans for increased police recruitment.Read More

An overview of police funding in the UK, recent history, the operation of the system, and how UK spending compares in international terms. Read More

An overview of the use of private prisons within the prisons system, their current operation, and the arguments involved.Read More

An overview of prison rehabilitation policy in the United Kingdom, covering its history, the current approach, controversies, and statistics.Read More

An overview of the issue of prison overcrowding, the latest numbers, and history of prison overcrowding in the UK.Read More

John Prescott served as Deputy Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007. Once a ship steward, and a waiter, in 1957, Prescott served the former Prime Minister Anthony Eden only nine days after his resignation.Read More

Conservative MP for Suffolk Central and Ipswich North. Psychiatrist who still works as an NHS doctor. Former junior health minister. Once a Reigate and Banstead councillor.Read More

Conservative MP for Brigg and Goole. Former junior Minister under Theresa May. Previously a history teacher in a secondary school. Hull City Councillor. Converted to Judaism in 2017.Read More

Conservative MP for Rugby. Formerly ran his own business supplying the catering trade. Former Rugby borough councillor. Son of the former Rugby MP James Pawsey. Aptly enough, enjoys the game of rugby.Read More

Priti Patel served as Home Secretary between 2019 and 2022. Patel previously worked as the press officer for the Referendum Party. Her father once stood for UKIP in local council elections.Read More

Conservative MP for The Wrekin. Former marketing consultant who grew up in an orphanage. Supports lowering the time limit on abortion. Interested in animal welfare. Footballer, who used to play for Hereford United Reserves. Read More

Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South. Shadow Secretary of State for Education. First elected to Westminster in 2010 at the age of 26.Read More

Conservative MP for Croydon South. Home office minister. Former Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Studied quantum mechanics at Oxford. McKinsey management consultant, who became an entrepreneur with a business focussed on recruiting HGV drivers. Former Camden councillor.Read More