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

Detained and Desperate: Undocumented Migrants in Greece

Stories of despair were transmitted through Twitter when politicians, journalists and anti-racism activists visited a detention facility within the Drapetsona police station in Piraeus city, where more than 100 unauthorized ...
by Global Voices
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From Littering to Spitting: Sanitary Problems in India’s Public Spaces

Lack of hygiene in India’s public space is not a new occurrence. It has stayed in the country for many generations and continues to grow to this day, without people realizing that keeping their environment clean is a societ...
by Urban Times
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Worldwide outrage over denationalisation of Dominicans of Haitian descent

Sentence No.168-2013 (PDF) [es], dictated by the Dominican Constitutional Court, has turned the international community on its head.  The polarisation within the country has also become more palpable, and debates seen in soci...
by Pamela Martínez Achecar
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Demo-crazy: Where Does it Belong?

Democracy is a term that has become increasingly convoluted over time. It is a word that many people respect, but only a handful understands its true essence. What is democracy? Is it relative or universal? It certainly comes i...
by Hasan Rizvi
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Putting Youth At The Centre Of The Human Rights Agenda

Youth form a crucial constituency for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and  – to overcome their growing disenfranchisement – he should lead in the development of a specific framework that sets out and champi...
by Yemurai Nyoni
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There are 7 Billion People in the World: How Typical Are You? {Video}

A world of 7 billion people poses many challenges, and countless opportunities to make a positive difference. This great video from National Geographic shows the world’s most typical person…where do you stand?! Scro...
by Natasha Lipman
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