Colin Cushion

Tag: Opinion

  • Britain’s Endless Search for a Saviour

    Britain’s Endless Search for a Saviour

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    Another prime minister already appears to be on borrowed time, yet Britain’s deeper political crisis stretches far beyond Sir Keir Starmer. From emotional outrage politics and Reform UK’s rise to the slow collapse of public life, this is a country increasingly exhausted by performance, instability, and the impossible promise of instant solutions.

  • The Line That Gets You Out Is Breaking Down

    The Line That Gets You Out Is Breaking Down

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    Newham gets you through the day. Getting out is another story. As delays mount on the Docklands Light Railway, the gap between what Transport for London says and what passengers experience is becoming harder to ignore.

  • The Cost of Going Back to the Moon

    The Cost of Going Back to the Moon

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    As NASA prepares to return humans to the Moon, Artemis II is being framed as progress. But at a time of mounting economic strain and widening inequality, the mission raises uncomfortable questions about priorities, cost, and who truly benefits from reaching further into space.

  • This Needs to Be Said Plainly

    This Needs to Be Said Plainly

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    We say we need to talk about suicide more. But when we do, we soften it. This piece pushes back against that instinct, asking what gets lost when the truth is made easier to sit with.