One would hardly perceive politics as a source of income outside the realm of governmental agencies or consultancy firms, yet a great deal of wealth is being generated by an unorthodox type of politician: politicians who haven&...
Yesterday, (September 8th 2013) UK Foreign Secretary William Hague appeared on the leading BBC political and current affairs program – The Andrew Marr Show. Not unsurprisingly, there was only one real topic up for discus...
This olive oil furore feeds old eurosceptic fires of mistrust in Britain, and does Brussels no favours in presenting its case for the necessity of the EU. Pitchforks down everyone. Last month, thankfully, the Commission, after ...
Footballers after football – financially set for life, attractive wife, worshipped by thousands after a career living every boy’s dream. What could possibly go wrong? Well, recent studies show that quite a lot can, and ...
Six men accused of “committing debauchery” have been sentenced to two years in prison by an Egyptian court today. The men, who included a Moroccan national, were accused of using their apartment for homosexual activities, p...
Lebanon has been debating the creation of a new electoral system since the end of its civil war in 1990, but with new elections scheduled for 2014, the country needs to reach a decision on how it plans to reform group represent...
The news broke earlier this week that the Home Office backed, inevitably, by Teresa May, plans to “find a way of overturning international human rights conventions”, and seize the power to confiscate the passports of susp...
What’s going on in Ukraine matters to democracy around the world. In Ukraine, we are seeing the population protesting against their government’s steps that are reminiscent of Ukraine’s Soviet past. The protests are for di...
Early in 2012, British Prime Minister David Cameron surprised everybody by agreeing to hold a referendum for Scottish independence before the end of his mandate. A few weeks ago, Alexander Salmond, the leader of the Scottish Na...