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Raising the Minimum Wage: Will it Work?
A recent proposal by George Osborne to increase the National Minimum Wage (NMW) has had a positive reception amongst politicians and the public alike. The plans include raising the minimum wage to £6.50, a 3% increase from the...
‘One Member One Vote’ – Radical Reforms To UK Labour
Proposals to change the link between the UK Labour party and the trade unions have been approved at the party’s spring conference with 86% of members in favour of the new rules. The Labour Leader Ed Miliband had urged the pa...
Australia’s graphic campaign targeting asylum seekers: An effective tool?
Australia’s immigrant policies are arguably some of the toughest in the world, but the Australian Government’s latest attempt to deter asylum seekers sparked unparalleled international criticism. The new campaign fe...
Give Transition A Chance
Sunday 23rd February marked the 33rd anniversary of what Spanish people call ’23-F’. Just five years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the country was slowly transitioning towards democracy. But on the 2...
Why Do We Call It Middle East?
Without realizing it, you are accustomed to the Eurocentric view of the world map: Europe is in the middle of the atlas and all other continents are gathered around. You don’t even question it, because this is how we were tau...
Why The Russian, Nigerian And British Governments Are Acting Like Big Bullies
One story that has emerged in the “weird news” sections of many online news outlets over the past few days is the news that a Nigerian woman disowned her cat for displaying ‘homosexual tendencies’. The woman from Lafi...
