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8 articles
immigration failure
A convicted Albanian burglar taunts authorities from Mayfair clubs after two illegal re-entries, shielded by an asylum claim that paralyses deportation. Victims' losses fund his luxury as border enforcement fails across governments.
shoplifting
London's shoplifting costs retailers £16.7m monthly amid 12% rise and police blaming victims. Crackdowns yield arrests but fail to stem fastest-growing crime, dooming high streets.
police misconduct
Dorset Police sacked a decorated officer for coarse words during a knife arrest, prioritizing protocol over safety and sparking backlash that exposes frontline disincentives amid rising blade crime.
Gaza evacuation
The UK's reversal on allowing Gazan students' families highlights policy inconsistencies and bureaucratic barriers in humanitarian aid. It underscores declining institutional foresight amid rigid immigration rules. (142 characters)
Southport inquiry
A father's bid to hide his son's assaults from officials highlights systemic gaps in UK youth services, from autism leniency to ignored Prevent referrals, enabling escalation to murder.
IMF
The IMF forecasts Britain will have the second-strongest economic growth in the G7 this year. But it also predicts Britain will have the highest inflation and the weakest per-capita growth next year. This is not a contradiction. This is a symptom of deeper institutional problems.
HS2
HS2 was supposed to cost £20 billion in 2012. It will now cost over £100 billion and won't open until at least 2035. The first trains were meant to run in 2026. That target became 2033. Now Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander admits there is "no reasonable way" to meet even that revised deadline.
Scotland
Scotland has just admitted it can no longer perform one of the state's most basic functions: keeping violent criminals in prison for their court-ordered sentences. In February and March 2025, authorities released 312 inmates—including 152 violent offenders—after serving just 40% of their terms, down from an already inadequate 50% threshold established months earlier.