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 […]


 
 
 

 

DAILY NEWS ROUND UP – 27 JULY 2012

Middle East & Africa  Syria army sparks further conflict in Aleppo The United States (US) has expressed grave concern over the Syrian army’s assault on the rebel stronghold Aleppo, Syria’s second city. The US state dep...
by Tom Dunbar
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WATCH: A Lost Generation

In todays society it is easy to choose pessimism over optimism. We are quick to judge and have become somewhat cynical, is it any wonder? News stories such as ‘for richer, but not poorer: recession blamed for rise in divo...
by Nicky Armstrong
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More Than A Fair Share: A Jewish State For Jewish Citizens

Another national identity crisis surfaced last month, stoking the recent global wave of national struggles to carve out “true” values and recognise “true” citizens. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a n...
by Gustav Isherwood
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Daily News Roundup – 10 January 2013

Asia India rape case: Defence claim police brutality A potential defence lawyer in the India rape case has said his clients have been tortured into plea bargains. Three of the six men pleaded guilty to the charges of abduction,...
by Tom Dunbar
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International Political Forum

Erdogan And The Armenian Genocide: The Dangers Of Distorting History

In late April, the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, offered his condolences to Armenian families over an event that occurred nearly a century ago. Erdogan’s statements held particular significance given they...
by John Haltiwanger
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Daily News Roundup – 30 November 2012

Middle East Peace-talks halted between Israel and Palestine A dispute has halted talks between Israel and Palestine. Israeli authorities are due to construct over 4,000 homes on occupied land in the West bank and East Jerusalem...
by Tom Dunbar
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