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Raising the Minimum Wage: Will it Work?
A recent proposal by George Osborne to increase the National Minimum Wage (NMW) has had a positive reception amongst politicians and the public alike. The plans include raising the minimum wage to £6.50, a 3% increase from the...
Afghanistan Law To Silence Victims Of Honour Killings, Domestic Violence And Forced Marriage
A new law in Afghanistan might allow the perpetrators of domestic violence, honour killings and forced marriages to commit these crimes without any consequences – simply because they are related to the victim. The controv...
What is Sport and Where is it Located? Lessons from Bahrain
As Formula One thankfully revs up its engines in preparation for a return to the less controversial shores of Western Europe, the Western media’s hue and cry over the Bahrain grand prix has been reduced to a low roar. Discuss...
Somebody Needs To Tell Silvio It’s Time To Go Home
On Saturday November 16th former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi relaunched Forza Italia (Come on Italy), the centre-right party that brought him to power in 1994. The announcement was made during a national convention...
The dangerous charm of forgiveness
Colombian General Dario Rubén Alzate was captured by the FARC, the largest Colombian guerrilla group in a small village in the north of the country on Sunday 16 November.
Gender Based Violence: The scourge of emergencies
Even the most well resourced nation is almost always caught off guard by an emergency. An emergency can cause a humanitarian crisis which leads to a total or considerable breakdown of authority resulting from conflict. In many ...
