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On Thursday voters in England, Wales and Scotland took to the polls in the largest set of elections since the 2024 general election. Voters in parts of England elected their local council members. In Wales, voters chose members of the Senedd, while in Scotland, voters cast their ballots to elect their MSPs. In this edition of The Informed Generation, we break down the results of the elections in each country and explore what this might mean for the UK’s broader political lan

Last week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published their report on the effects of surging oil prices as a result of the recent war in Iran. In March, we saw the single highest monthly increase in oil prices following the most severe oil supply shock in history. The continued US/Israeli strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure and the ongoing restrictions on oil tanker movement through the Strait of Hormuz have been the driving force for upward prices. At the time of w

Last week, The Telegraph reported on comments made by a Green Party activist in a leaked WhatsApp group chat, under the headline: “Green activists called Jews ‘abominations’ in leaked WhatsApp chat.” At first glance, the article appears to address the serious and growing issue of antisemitism in the UK. The chain of messages surfaced just days after a disturbing attack on four Hatzola ambulances, a Jewish volunteer-led emergency service, in Golders Green. An incident that pr

This edition of The Informed Generation will look to unpack the war in Iran and look at what the implications of the conflict might look like for you. Smoke rises from Shahran oil depot in Tehran, Iran. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images To understand what has provoked a conflict in Iran we need to first look into the Iranian political system and the eruption of protest in early January. Following the 1979 Iranian revolution an Islamic republic was established, a regime that w

We all may have heard our parents talk about “voting” or the “general election” but how many of you are actually aware of the First Past the Post system ? How many of you truly understand how it decides the outcome of an election? Maybe this is your first time even hearing about it. Well, you're in the right place, as it is all about to become very clear. Let me start by explaining that First Past the Post (FPTP) is the electoral system which the UK uses and it has been thi