Answering your questions

On everything from the riots and the next election, to Ukraine and the Middle East, to our parenting styles...

Thanks to readers for sending in so many excellent questions last week. So many in fact that we couldn’t answer them all, despite writing a post over 8k words in response.

We’ve tried to group questions by theme and, on subjects like the riots on which there were lots, to take a few as being representative. We’ve also focused on questions that we think are of the widest interest. If we haven’t included yours, apologies, but we will try to do so next time.

Sam answers on, amongst other things:

• The riots

• Labour’s fiscal policy and options for the budget

• YIMBY-ism

• What the result of the next election might be

• The Conservative leadership race

• Reform’s strategy (or lack of one)

• The US election

• Education policy under Labour

• Devolution

• Parenting

• And the Olympics….

Lawrence answers on, amongst other things:

• The Ukrainian attack on Kursk

• Prospects for peace in Ukraine

• Gaza and Lebanon

• EU/UK defence co-operation

• The UK strategic defence review

• China and Taiwan

• And what he’s optimistic about….