As General Election season truly gets under way, yesterday the House of Commons saw a different kind of election – that of its new Speaker. Replacing John Bercow – a man who became a synonymous poster-boy for the Pro-Remain Members of the House and somewhat of a Twitter meme phenomenon – is no easy feat. […]Read More
At school, I learnt about the Tudors. I learnt about the World Wars and how British troops fought to defend freedom and democracy. I learnt about the history of my school, and about the Industrial Revolution. In all those years of learning however, I never was taught about the island just across the water, a […]Read More
Yesterday we all witnessed something quite unprecedented. The UK’s highest court led by its President Lady Hale held that the British government’s decision to prorogue Parliament in the run up to the impending Brexit deadline was unlawful and, therefore, void. This past week has seen our major constitutional players – the judiciary, the government and […]Read More
In the war between information and misinformation, by far the greatest weapon of all is mass media. A media that, unfortunately, more and more frequently is being utilised for the spread of misinformation of not only political matters but also scientific ones. Recently, there seems to have been a huge spike in the spread of […]Read More
On the 28thAugust, the Queen formally gave consent to Boris Johnson and his government to suspend Parliament from no later than the 12thSeptember until the 14thOctober 2019. Johnson’s inventive plan is the latest tactic from his aggressively pro-Brexit government to push through a so-called ‘No-Deal Exit’ with the minimum of input from Parliament, most notably […]Read More
On Sunday 11 August, Muslims across the globe began their Eid al-Adha celebrations. This festival commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son in the name of God. The festival traditionally begins at the end of Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Eid al-Adha is one of the most important […]Read More
There is no question that Elon Musk currently ranks among the most influential billionaires of the 21st century. Among the likes of Richard Branson, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, Musk has managed to carve himself out as perhaps one of the most relatable and down-to-earth of the western elite, starting with his early creation of […]Read More
As of the 23rd July 2019, Boris Johnson is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following Theresa May’s resignation earlier this year. The news emerged during a Summer heatwave, prompting the public to highlight the pathetic fallacy of our current situation: the gates of hell have been opened, and the world is officially […]Read More
On February 19th 2019, a revolution finally erupted in Sudan. The then leader, Al-Bashir, called a state of emergency and used all available powers to quash the will of the people. He did not succeed. Sudan’s community came together to put an end to a 30 year regime that had left many impoverished, and most […]Read More
Whether you love them or you loathe them, the British Royal family are a staple of the cultural and historical fabric of the United Kingdom. Throughout the vast political and social turmoil accompanying the transition into the 21st Century, the monarchy – Queen Elizabeth especially, and latterly Princes William and Harry – has provided a […]Read More
Discussions about the acceptability of Mark Field's violent removal of a Greenpeace activist have dominated the news, but nobody has talked about how it will affect our country as a whole. It does not bode well.Read More
With the elimination of Michael Gove from the Conservative party’s leadership contest, we are down to the final two, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, on whom the Conservative party membership (incidentally, a minuscule slither of the electorate) will vote. Given Johnson’s popularity with party members, it seems as though another old Etonian coronation is inevitable. […]Read More
The sea of blue display pictures on both Instagram and Twitter have caused much confusion over the past couple of weeks, and with the UK media reporting the absolute bare minimum on the Sudanese crisis, it’s easy to understand why. The particular shade of indigo was the favourite colour of 26-year-old Mohammed Hashim Mattar, who, […]Read More
This week, a Boston-based group, Super Happy Fun America, applied for a permit with the City of Boston to host a ‘Straight Pride Parade’, so named because, as the group believes, straight people are amongst an oppressed majority. In a world where they are subject to the politically-correct standards of the so-called gay agenda in […]Read More
It was impossible to not see Donald Trump making his second state visit to the UK. Trust me, I tried. But he was everywhere. His orange face was all over the place: newspapers I walked past, the 24/7 news channel that plays in the office, every social media platform, and I even had the pleasure […]Read More
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