SPOTLIGHT

Labour Economics: Economy in 2020

Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘Economy in 2020’ is admirable for the working class in its principles but ultimately has its flaws. Battered and bruised, with knees rocking after a haymaker, Labour’s current predicament within British politics resembles that of a boxer that has been tactically outclassed for ten rounds, it’s close to a stoppage. Granted, politics has […]

The UK response to the “refugee crisis” is theoretically sound but practically counterproductive

The UK Conservative government has a strategy for tackling the current “refugee crisis” that is theoretically convincing but practically contradictory. The strategy consists of letting as few refugees onto UK soil as it can get away with, whilst increasing efforts to tackle the source of the crisis. The former is implicit in the numbers: until […]

Sport

Athletics’ Quick Fix: How the politics of doping is taking athletics to the brink of ruin

June 2003 As most sport-crazy 9 – 90 year-old boys do, I began reading my copy of the Mail on Sunday from the last page to the first. But on this particular day, my eyes were strangely captivated by the side column rather than the main headline. “World’s Fastest Couple give birth to baby boy”. […]

The fall of oil and the environment


The Fall of Oil and the Environment Bane or Blessing? The recent rapid decline of the price of oil, from around $115 per barrel in mid-2014 to below $50 per barrel by August 2015 (Brent Crude), has prompted widespread concerns about negative impacts of cheap oil on the environment. These concerns can be roughly divided […]

Human Rights

Rufgee crisis: Lessons David Cameron can learn from Lebanon’s example

In the midst of the current refugee crisis it’s easy to get caught up in numbers. Germany is expecting 800,000 by the end of the year – and 500,000 annually for years to come. Australia says they’ll let in 12,000 and David Cameron announced that the UK will accept 20,000 of the most vulnerable Syrian […]


 
 
 

 

#IAm26: Open letter inspires Malaysians to speak out against religious intolerance

Twenty-five former senior civil servants in Malaysia have signed an open letter urging the government to conduct a peaceful dialogue about the application of Islamic laws in the country. The letter received widespread support...
by Mong Palatino
0

 
 
International Political Forum

Is Salmond Going To Open Pandora’s Box?

By virtue of the Edinburgh Agreement (2012) signed by the British Prime Minister and Scotland’s First Minister; on the 18th of September, the people of Scotland are going to decide whether they will remain in the United Kingd...
by Kasia Gilewska
1

 
 

Spain’s anti-protest bill: An infringement on democracy

In recent years, millions of Spaniards have voiced their dissatisfaction with the right wing People’s Party government, protesting against crippling austerity measures and attempts to roll back the country’s abortion laws. ...
by Nora Turriago
1

 

 

The Struggles Of A War Veteran

Veterans volunteered to risk their lives to keep civilians safe and to defend them. As you’re reading this article, there are 300,000 homeless veterans sleeping on the street in America and this number is increasing at a...
by Sneha Nanavati
0

 
 
International Political Forum

World Food Day: Not Everybody’s Lovin’ It

With over 33,000 branches worldwide, over one million employees, an average of 58 million guests per day and an estimated annual revenue of $30 billion, it is one of the biggest and most successful transnational companies. No m...
by Lea Atzinger
0

 
 
International Political Forum

Let Colombia End Its Civil War

Colombia has been the host of some of the most extreme and brutal violence in Latin America’s history. The country’s half-century long conflict has taken the lives of almost a quarter million women, men, and children, and d...
by Global Voices
0