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In this video, we’ll take a look at the data from a new survey about european support for Ukraine and try to explain why the UK is so pro-Ukraine.

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More In Common Survey
https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/media/fhxlavkh/ukraine-fallout-from-oval-office-gb-insights.pdf

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Earlier this week, Labour announced their plans to change the health and disability benefits system as the welfare state continues to struggle. So in this video we’ll explain the current system and situation and whether it will actually improve the issue.

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Government Spending Data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zBKfrkQknsPD9vEprIuDSXazC9sUCOWk/edit?gid=1866731091#gid=1866731091

1 – https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/ageing/articles/profileoftheolderpopulationlivinginenglandandwalesin2021andchangessince2011/2023-04-03
2 – https://www.ft.com/content/1c2ed31e-ad3b-4e21-80ec-3d38eabc7996
3 – https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/13/why-keir-starmers-government-is-seeking-to-cut-benefits-bill
4 – https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/help-with-your-claim/how-decisions-are-made/
5 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyd2p7dz3vo
6 – https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/benefits-cuts-labour-pip-universal-credit-reform/
7 – https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/mar/19/tuesday-briefing-the-devastating-toll-of-labours-disability-welfare-cuts

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In this video, we’ll have a look at how UK-EU relations are changing, and what might happen next.

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Brexit Polling
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/51484-how-do-britons-feel-about-brexit-five-years-on
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/51500-few-britons-think-brexit-has-been-good-for-anything
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu_referendum/results
https://www.statista.com/statistics/518474/eu-referendum-voting-intention-by-political-affiliation/
https://natcen.ac.uk/how-brexit-reshaped-party-politics

Labour’s EU Policy
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-starmer-governments-eu-policy/
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/22/brexit-keir-starmer-eu

A UK-EU Trade Deal?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/02/uk-trade-eu-customs-union-yvette-cooper-keir-starmer
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-brexit-eu-farms-food-b2657424.html
https://www.politico.eu/article/united-kingdom-europe-keir-starmer-court-fish/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceql9x5rd30o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgxz0zjnk4o

Should Starmer start talking about an EU single market agreement?

Opinion
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/27/donald-trump-britain-eu-relationship-ukraine-brexit
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/starmer-may-come-to-regret-his-eu-defence-pact/

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With many people suggesting the funds needed to increase the defence budget should be raised with a wealth tax, this video explain exactly what a wealth tax is? How would it work? And why don’t Labour seem all that interested in implementing it?

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SOURCES

Wealth Tax Commission Report
https://www.wealthandpolicy.com/wp/WealthTaxFinalReport.pdf

Tax Justice on a Wealth Tax

MPs are demanding a wealth tax to stop international aid cuts

Lords Library on Defence Spending
https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/uk-defence-spending-2-5-of-gdp-target/

Scale of Inequality in the UK

The Scale of Economic Inequality in the UK

Polling on Support for Wealth Tax
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/45044-three-quarters-britons-support-wealth-taxes-millio

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Up until last week, Reform has enjoyed unity amongst their MPs. Since then though, the party has been trying to contain a public falling out between Farage and MP Rupert Lowe. In this video, we’re taking a look at what’s happened, how this has affected Reform, and what’s likely to happen next.

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1 – https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1875904634419859928
2 – https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1875934421507039302
3 – https://x.com/RupertLowe10/status/1875965526981419259
4 – https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/09/reform-uk-power-struggle-rupert-lowe-nigel-farage
5 – https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14464947/Elon-Musk-Reform-MP-Rupert-Lowe-Farage.html
6 – https://x.com/RupertLowe10/status/1898836170651345160
7 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7430zw4zqyo

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