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To understand Brexit, we have to understand the island of Ireland
At school, I learnt about the Tudors. I learnt about the World Wars and how British troops fought to defend…
Prorogation Unlawful: What Happened in the Supreme Court
Yesterday we all witnessed something quite unprecedented. The UK’s highest court led by its President Lady Hale…
Boris Johnson: Britain’s Bumbling Dictator?
On the 28thAugust, the Queen formally gave consent to Boris Johnson and his government to suspend Parliament from…
Rubber Bullets and Tear Gas: Celebrating Eid in Palestine
On Sunday 11 August, Muslims across the globe began their Eid al-Adha celebrations. This festival commemorates the…
Bigotry, Austerity and Charlatanism: Who Is Boris Johnson?
As of the 23rd July 2019, Boris Johnson is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following Theresa May’s…
#SudanUprising: Where do we go next as allies?
On February 19th 2019, a revolution finally erupted in Sudan. The then leader, Al-Bashir, called a state of…
LGBT Royals: A Promising Outlook for a New Style of Monarchy?
Whether you love them or you loathe them, the British Royal family are a staple of the cultural and historical…
Fear and Loathing in Mansion House
Discussions about the acceptability of Mark Field's violent removal of a Greenpeace activist have dominated the…
Boris Johnson as PM: If you’re not worried, you should be
With the elimination of Michael Gove from the Conservative party’s leadership contest, we are down to the final…
Super Happy Fun America: The Myth of Straight Pride
This week, a Boston-based group, Super Happy Fun America, applied for a permit with the City of Boston to host a…
Trump’s State Visit: A Three Day Trump Extravaganza
It was impossible to not see Donald Trump making his second state visit to the UK. Trust me, I tried. But he was…
Some Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn: What’s Going on in Australia?
Today may well go down in history as the day that the final nail went into our planet’s already rotting coffin. A…
My Body, My Choice: My Questions for Alabama
If you haven’t heard the news: on Tuesday, Alabama’s Republican-controlled state senate passed a bill to outlaw…
Sorry (Not Sorry) TFL: Why Diane Abbott Shouldn’t Apologise
This week, Diane Abbott, Shadow Home Secretary and prime target for anti-labour propaganda, felt compelled to issue…
Why Businesses Are Failing Us On Climate Change
Political, cultural and business elites from all corners of the world recently attended the annual World Economic…