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 […]


 
 
 

 
International Political Forum

The United States Of Drones: Why Do Americans Support An Arguably Ineffective, Immoral, And Illegal Policy?

Drones: America’s Favorite Weapon Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have become the primary tool in the fight against terrorism since President Barack Obama took office. Originally used for purposes...
by John Haltiwanger
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International Political Forum

A Living Wage for the Nation

Last week, in a speech to the left wing think tank the Resolution Foundation, Rachel Reeves the UK MP for Leeds West, and Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury; set out her parties ‘One Nation Labour’ approa...
by James Walker
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International Political Forum

The Human Right to Ski

North Korea is famous for several things, among them: eccentric totalitarian dictators, mass starvation, and the rejection of traditionally held international principles. This story fits in with all of these traditional themes...
by Conor Sullivan
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International Political Forum

Climate Change and Its Impact on Food Security

Global warming does more than change climates. It intensifies famine and droughts by shortening the rainy season and drying up lakes. This reduction in resources and livelihoods creates conflicts as people fight over fertile la...
by Allison Midori Reilly
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Daily News Roundup – 29 October 2012

  Africa Clinton to focus on Mali crisis in Algeria visit US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is visiting Algeria to discuss the growing threat posed by militant Islamists in neighbouring Mali, US officials say.  Earlier thi...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Daily News Roundup – 7 September 2012

  Europe ECB bond-buying plan detailed Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), revealed details of a new bond-buying plan intended to ease the eurozone debt crisis in a speech yesterday.  He claimed th...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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