https://stateoftherealm.lovable.app Weekly white papers on the issues facing the United Kingdom. en-gb https://stateoftherealm.lovable.app/papers/what-britains-asylum-system-really-costs https://stateoftherealm.lovable.app/papers/what-britains-asylum-system-really-costs Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT The £4.9 billion asylum bill is real, but delay drives much of the cost. An examination of accommodation, appeals and returns, and what a lawful, financially credible reform would require. The State of the Nation https://stateoftherealm.lovable.app/papers/english-identity-migration-social-cohesion https://stateoftherealm.lovable.app/papers/english-identity-migration-social-cohesion Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT England faces a problem of confidence as much as a problem of migration. This paper argues for a confident civic English identity rooted in language, history, law, democratic government and England's Christian inheritance, open to people of every race and faith, but carrying meaningful obligations. The State of the Culture https://stateoftherealm.lovable.app/papers/what-is-the-bbc-for-now https://stateoftherealm.lovable.app/papers/what-is-the-bbc-for-now Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT As Charter review approaches and the BBC cuts the services it asks the country to preserve, Britain must decide which public purposes still require a national broadcaster and build an institution and funding settlement capable of delivering them. The State of the Culture https://stateoftherealm.lovable.app/papers/can-britain-afford-its-promises https://stateoftherealm.lovable.app/papers/can-britain-afford-its-promises Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT Britain is not about to run out of money, but it is steadily losing the freedom to choose. Pensions, health, welfare, defence and debt interest are pressing against the revenue available to honour them, and a credible settlement must put every promise in the same account. The State of the Nation