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

Neither War Nor Peace

As separatists in Eastern Ukraine hoist new Donetsk Republic flags over captured government buildings, Russia masses 40,000 troops along the Ukrainian border, and the Ukrainian acting President puts his nation’s forces on com...
by Cole Pearce
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Venezuela’s Elections: Free and Fair?

When Mr. Capriles decided to run for president yet again, the natural response was to think “he won’t make it”. Three weeks ago we could only dream of winning these elections. Today, reflecting on what last Sunday meant f...
by Claudia Gonzalez
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WATCH: The Danger of a Single Story

Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, sheds a piece of wisdom that is sadly not echoed more frequently to individuals, media and communities all over the world. It is the misunderstanding that fuels war, fear, isolation and ...
by Jessica Trevis
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International Political Forum

People In Hong Kong Have A Legitimate Reason To Freak Out When Facebook Is Down

Facebook went down for a half an hour worldwide on June 19. Not a big deal, right? Wrong, at least in Hong Kong. The incident hit a nerve in the city, where some pro-democratic reform websites have recently suffered massive DDo...
by Global Voices
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Daily News Roundup – 4 October 2012

Africa and Middle East Abortion boat barred from Morocco port A Dutch boat that offers abortions in international waters has been barred entry to the port of Smir in Morocco. The country’s health minister announced the block....
by Tom Dunbar
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International Political Forum

Why The UK Should Follow Germany’s Lead

The New York Times last week reported that schools in Germany are offering lessons in Islam to primary school students. Politicians in Hesse suggest that alienation of young Muslims in German society is the primary reason for r...
by Miro Ralston
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