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 […]


 
 
 

 

Palestinian Artists Transform Gaza Destruction Into Symbols of Resistance

As the fighting in Gaza continues, the news – and particularly our social media channels – continue to be filled with images of war, destruction and suffering. As the death toll rises every day and the blame game ...
by Priyanka Mogul
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The Papal Contenders

“He that hath knowledge spareth his words” (Proverbs 17:27) He that hath knowledge spareth his words indeed, a proverb which in light of the recent shock announcement of Pope Benedict XVI’s unorthodox resignation seems mo...
by Benjamin Meggitt
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Beirut’s Road Block To Sustainability

A highway construction project put on the back-burner for more than thirty years is to be implemented if Beirut’s municipality gets its way. The decision to use a proposal to alleviate traffic in the congested Beirut neighbor...
by Meryl Haddad
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Critical Health Epidemics On The Rise In Prisons

Critical health epidemics are on the rise in prisons internationally. Just this week, new controversy surrounds the issue in the light of breaking news that American prisons may have to invest in expensive drug treatment for in...
by Abbie Saunders
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INFOGRAPHIC: The growing threat of cyber crime

Recently, an Uber user reported that a hacker ran up a $4500 bill on his bank account. Uber users around the world are claiming that hackers are successfully stealing their passwords and taking their money. Surprisingly, thousa...
by Danny Burns
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The EU’s Radical Shift on Biofuels: How Will Member States Respond?

The European Commission has recently admitted to being wrong in promoting first generation biofuels. By proposing amendments to its Directive on the matter, the Commission intends to limit the role biofuels can make in attainin...
by Thomas Bignal
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