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

Wealth Inequality: An Impediment To Democracy?

The United States of America is, as measured by nominal GDP, the wealthiest nation in the world. However, Senator Bernie Sanders does not see this statistic as a beacon of hope and prosperity. In fact, the Senator for Vermont i...
by Ben Proos
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International Political Forum

#BringBackOurGirls: Nigerians Demand Release Of 200 Abducted Girls

Nigerians marched through the streets on April 30, 2014 demanding accelerated government action in the release of more than 200 girls abducted by jihadist group Boko Haram. A few weeks ago, armed men abducted the girls, who a...
by Nwachukwu Egbunike
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International Political Forum

What Does Globalisation Mean For Us Today?

Much has been said about the many and various benefits and dangers of globalisation. From multiculturalism, to cultural homogenisation and neo-colonialism, it’s a complex and often thorny issue. In theory, globalisation shoul...
by Lucy Ratcliffe
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International Political Forum

Vaccine Politics : The Return Of A Global Threat

It was not long ago that a crippled man became the most powerful person on the planet. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the longest-serving President of the United States, a man who helped take the country out of an economic depre...
by Daniel Cavanillas
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The UK’s Sexist Culture

Earlier this week a UN Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo, told the press she believes that the UK has a ‘sexist culture’; particularly when it comes to the portrayal of women in the media. A professor in public law ...
by James Walker
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International Political Forum

Right-Winging It: Populism, The Constitution, And Orbán’s Hungary

Following its 2014 elections, Hungary now has the dubious claim to fame of hosting the largest far-right presence in a European legislature. The Jobbik party, known for its nationalist, anti-Semitic, and anti-Roma views, has em...
by Hugh Oberlander
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