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 […]


 
 
 

 

Fashion with a conscience: Raising awareness for survivors of human trafficking with House of Beth

This afternoon I had the pleasure of meeting Talia Chain from ethical fashion house, House of Beth, to talk about their upcoming event “Fashioned for Freedom”. At this glamorous fashion event in London on 12th November, Hou...
by Natasha Lipman
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Nineteen Eighty Four Four Two: The Very Average State of Football Journalism

Sometimes, you will read a really interesting article. An article that unashamedly grabs your attention, tells you things you didn’t know, and is written with genuine panache. Then, when you turn your newspaper to the back pa...
by Jack Gregory
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A walk by the inequal progress of Mozambique

Jaime lives in southern Mozambique with his wife. He is a Spanish lawyer working for the rights of small communities and their land and she is a doctor in a rural hospital. The country they have chosen to make their home is the...
by Inma López
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Academic Freedom At Risk At Columbia College, As Palestine Increasingly Becomes A Taboo in America

Academics and human rights activists across the world have recently started a petition to defend academic freedom after a class about the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was cancelled at Columbia College, Chicago, o...
by Mauro Anastasio
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International Political Forum

World Oceans Day and the importance of preserving marine ecosystems

World Oceans Day came a long way from its creation in 1992 to the globally recognised celebration that it is today. The project’s aim is to draw attention on the importance of the world’s oceans, not only to humans but to ...
by Tímea Fazekas
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Unacceptable Living Conditions: Why Austerity Has Failed

A few weeks ago, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, took the opportunity to publicly congratulate himself. Real GDP growth in the first quarter of 2013 was 0.3%, alleviating concerns of a triple-dip recession. Eve...
by Ved Menon
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