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Towards Human Flourishing - The Case for Regulated AI and Universal Income

Steve Hutchinson — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:17:03 GMT

We live in a precarious world

I think we’ve all felt uncertainty recently. Food bills rising faster than wages; extreme climate events across the globe; an increasingly unhinged president leading the free world; and an AI revolution that’s already impacting our place of work. It can make us worried about what the future will hold.

Why does that matter?

Rebuilding Trust: Restoring the Principle of Policing by Consent

Steve Hutchinson — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:52:41 GMT

Nearly half the country no longer trusts the police to deal with crime. For a service built on the principle of policing by consent, that should set alarm bells ringing. A recent YouGov survey found that 49% of the British public have little or no confidence in the police, up from 39% in 2019. A Labour government cannot rebuild Britain without rebuilding trust in the institutions that keep us safe.

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Can the Labour Party eradicate child poverty?

Steve Hutchinson — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:03:24 GMT

Children living in poverty is a bad thing - I think we can all agree on that. Even those on the right, including Suella Braverman - have argued that it is reprehensible that some families in the UK still have to choose between heating and food. In 2025, the moral case for this is abundantly clear. We do not need to read Charles Dickens to understand the…

The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza, Learned Helplessness, and Collective Action

Steve Hutchinson — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:01:19 GMT

Like many, this week marked a turning point for me when reading about and watching the horrifying scenes from Gaza. Skeletal children filling hospital wards, desperate mothers clinging to their malnourished babies, masses of desperate people trying to queue for food and being shot at point blank range whilst they wait. The barbarity of these scenes, and…

When Communities Step Up: Transforming Lives for Vulnerable Women

Steve Hutchinson — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:01:48 GMT

"I kept seeing how women, particularly Black and marginalised women, were being punished for surviving."

This is what Alice Rudolph told me when I asked her why she became an advocate for women in the criminal justice system. Since 2022, Alice has worked on the frontline of justice reform in London - from training prisoners as baristas at Redemption Roas…

It’s the local elections next year - and you’re probably not going to vote

Steve Hutchinson — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:41:50 GMT

I want you to take your mind back to the last local council elections that we had in this country.

Wait a sec - you can’t remember them, can you? And it turns out that I can’t remember them, either. I have a vague recollection of campaigning last year, but I am almost certain that was for the general election. But I can confirm that there was a local ele…

Why London's Renters Are Lonelier Than Ever - And How We Can Fix It

Steve Hutchinson — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:13:35 GMT

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You've just moved into your new flat. That flat that you were competing with twenty-five other people for. The one where you had to write a 1500 word essay to your prospective landlord, outlining why you should be given this opportunity to pay them £1860 for a two-bed basement flat. You don't know anyone on your street, you're not sure where the good co…