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

US Mid-Term Elections 2014: A Republican Takeover?

This autumn, millions of Americans will descend upon polling stations to elect their federal representatives in the Houses of Congress. The Senate will see one third of its members vie to keep their seat, facing a challenger wi...
by Simon Fraser
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Taiwan: Who Misled Noam Chomsky?

The photo below, in which Noam Chomsky is holding a placard, is part of a global campaign organized by Taiwanese students against media monopoly in Taiwan. Chomsky’s photo has been circulated widely via online social m...
by Global Voices
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International Political Forum

Are Bangladesh’s “Men In Black” Fighting Crime Or Killing For Money

Bangladesh’s controversial, elite anti-crime and anti-terrorism force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), have been accused of extortion, extra-judicial killings and even assassination against payment. Are the country...
by Global Voices
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Daily News Roundup – 2 July 2012

  Europe Barclays chairman quits after libor scandal  Marcus Agius, the chairman of Barclays plc, has quit the bank today after five and a half years following revelations that some of the bank’s traders tried to manipu...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Why the UK’s General Election is being fought between heads and hearts

“Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?” Robert Orben’s comedic take on pre-election build-up takes on new meaning for Britain’s 2015 General E...
by Miro Ralston
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Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS)

As I begin to write this response, I’ll admit that I have no idea how I will manage to remain respectful and conduct myself in a way that will engage rather than enrage the people who will take time to read my thoughts. I wil...
by Ruth Nyambura
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