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With Starmer reluctantly joining the escalating war in the Middle East, it’s worth asking: exactly what has Britain’s role been so far, and how much more involved is the UK likely to get?

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Telegraph Trump ‘Very Disappointed’ in Starmer Over Iran
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/03/02/exclusive-trump-very-disappointed-in-starmer-over-iran/

The Guardian UK is Not Being Dragged into Iraq-Style Conflict
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/uk-foreign-secretary-us-israel-war-on-iran

University of Reading Expert Explains Rules on Force
https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2026/Expert-Comment/Iran-strikes-expert-explains-the-UN-rules-on-force

Conservative Home Which UK Political Leaders are on the ‘Right Side of History’?

Regime change in Iran. Which UK political leaders are on the “right side of history”?

EJIL The Legality of the UK Interception of Iranian Missiles
https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-legality-of-the-uk-interception-of-iranian-missiles-and-permitting-a-limited-us-use-of-british-bases/

The Conversation Neither Preemptive nor Legal
https://theconversation.com/neither-preemptive-nor-legal-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran-have-blown-up-international-law-277173

Gov UK PM’s Statement on Iran
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-on-iran-1-march-2026

The Times UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/trump-chagos-islands-deal-iran-attack-british-bases-kcj0gzbr8

The Independent The UK Has Been Dragged into Trump’s War. What Next?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/keir-starmer-iran-war-trump-b2930004.html

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Yesterday, the Green Party won the Gorton & Denton by-election gaining their 5th MP. This is not only a big win for the Greens, but it’s also a big defeat for Starmer and the Labour party who lost the seat and also continue to lose momentum.

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As pro-independence or separatist parties in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are gaining popularity we discuss whether this could lead to the breaking up of the United Kingdom.

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The Week in Polls The latest Scottish and Welsh Election Polling
https://theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/the-latest-scottish-and-welsh-election

The Guardian Wake Up Westminster
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/22/westminster-devolved-parliament-uk-independence-

Scottish Daily Express John Swinney Secret Plan for Independence
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/john-swinney-reveals-secret-plan-36571146

The Times Reform Rise Stalls as Scots Plan Tactical Vote to Thwart Nigel Farage
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/reform-rise-stalls-scots-plan-tactical-vote-thwart-nigel-farage-s36cwpzz9

00:00 Introduction
01:24 Northern Ireland
03:58 Scotland
06:14 Wales
07:06 Conclusion
07:32 Sponsor

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In this video, we’ll take a look at how the UK’s political polls have changed recently, and try to explain why young Brits are apparently so left-wing.

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The Economist UK poll tracker
https://www.economist.com/interactive/2025-british-politics

Guardian analysis of Greens Surge
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/29/zack-polanski-effect-charts-reveal-greens-advance

Guardian analysis of Reform voters
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/13/who-votes-for-reform-and-why-charts-that-show-who-supports-farage-party

Why young Brits appear more left-wing

Why young people don’t vote Reform

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In light of the slightly astonishing employment data that was just published by the ONS, we thought we’d try our best to figure out why youth unemployment is surging in the UK; and what might be done to fix it.

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Latest employment data
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/employmentintheuk/latest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c62756plrp6t?post=asset%3Ae1ea44cb-ac20-43ec-94d1-f1c654f73adb#post
https://x.com/albertedwards99/status/2023710473451974714
https://x.com/julianHjessop/status/2023780808704799213?s=20

Impact of AI on UK work
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-study-reveals-early-impact-of-ai-on-job-market-in-uk
https://www.ft.com/content/867fba45-3d8e-4d84-bedc-0dd9a4e53a11

UK youth unemployment vs peer economies
https://x.com/AscendedYield/status/2023515298406842444/photo/1
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/youth-unemployment-rate

Minimum wage data
https://x.com/MrMBrown/status/2023349583053771035/photo/1
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69807f613915f712365800c9/E03534727_-_NMW_LPC_Report_2025_Accessible.pdf
https://x.com/Frencheconomics/status/2023766357909914003/photo/1
https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=DisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40MIN2AVE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE&dq=BEL%2BCHL%2BCOL%2BCRI%2BCZE%2BEST%2BGRC%2BHUN%2BIRL%2BISR%2BJPN%2BKOR%2BLVA%2BLTU%2BLUX%2BMEX%2BNZL%2BPOL%2BPRT%2BSVK%2BSVN%2BTUR%2BBGR%2BHRV%2BROU%2BAUS%2BCAN%2BFRA%2BDEU%2BNLD%2BESP%2BGBR%2BUSA…..MEDIAN.&pd=2024%2C&to[TIME_PERIOD]=false&vw=br&lb=nm
https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=DisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40MIN2AVE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE&dq=BEL%2BJPN%2BAUS%2BCAN%2BFRA%2BDEU%2BNLD%2BESP%2BGBR%2BUSA…..MEDIAN.&pd=2015%2C&to[TIME_PERIOD]=false&vw=tb&lb=nm
https://x.com/econ_inclined/status/2023354416703619307/photo/1

Wage scarring
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/cmpo/migrated/documents/wp97.pdf

0:00 The UK’s Youth Unemployment Crisis Explained
6:33 Sponsor

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