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  1. Aid for asylum hosting: Time to act

    Following the recently announced cuts to aid spending – taking official development assistance (ODA) from 0.5 per cent of GNI to 0.3 per cent – it is time for the government to act, to ensure that asylum and refugee related costs take up a…

  2. Harry Quilter-Pinner on BBC discussing defence spending and foreign aid

  3. A helping hand for the helpers - a plan to recognise Scotland's unpaid carers

    A Minimum Income Guarantee pilot would empower carers to take control of their own lives and regain some independence from a state that has become overly reliant on their unpaid labour and goodwill to function.

  4. Strategic planning for green prosperity

    Land is a finite resource, and the demands made of it have only increased over time.

  5. Dr Maya Singer Hobbs on BBC News discussing Heathrow expansion

  6. Carsten Jung on Sky News discussing his latest AI report