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The English language is a cornerstone of British society. However, while around 850,000 people self-reported poor or very poor levels of English in the 2011 Census, only 150,000 are registered in ESOL courses to learn English. This gap between supply and demand,...

As the summer break beckons, hardworking thinktankers might feel better off taking time out from the brain strain of the previous 12 months. Having released its landmark work, The Condition of Britain, veteran ideas factory IPPR will no doubt wish to take a break and...

Of course, I have no idea what the Conservatives’ strategy for 2015 is – but after listening to swing voters in marginal seats up and down the country I have a few thoughts about what it should be if they want to win. BritainThinks’ work for Progress, Meet the Swing...

In the four years since Gordon Brown met Gillian Duffy the Conservatives have introduced an ‘immigration cap’ and our own party seems at times to have made a speech every few months apologising for immigration under ‘the last Labour government’ (a phrase which now...