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With 21 days until Election Day in the USA, US President Donald Trump finds himself trailing his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, in several battleground state polls, with time running out to make a dent in Biden’s support. Biden holds a 10-point lead nationally, his largest of the campaign so far. New state polls released by […]Read More
Before Covid we weren’t blind to the fact that the rich and famous live very different lives to the rest of us, but the pandemic has shone a light on exactly how big the chasm between them and us really is. Singer Lana Del Rey was recently pictured wearing a face mask full of holes […]Read More
Following the shameful presidential debate that took place on September 29, Donald Trump has once again hoarded the world’s attention by confirming that both he and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19. Many have regarded this as a lie, assuming that he wants to avoid the embarrassment of attending the remaining presidential debates. Others […]Read More
In a normal presidential debate (ie. one prior to the 2016 election cycle), if the words “Would you shut up, man?” were uttered by a candidate on the debate stage, it would have been the soundbite of the night and would likely have grave consequences for said candidate. When former Vice President Joe Biden interjected […]Read More
At least seven people have been killed in protests triggered by the death of a man at the hands of police, who pinned him to the ground and tasered him repeatedly despite his pleas. The video of the incident shows 46-year-old father of two Javier Ordóñez begging officers to stop kneeling on his back and […]Read More
Last week, I watched President Bill Clinton’s speech in Londonderry in 1995 for the first time. In 2020, the bittersweet words of Clinton and John Hume, words of peace, unity, and shared humanity, seemed to come from another planet. It is nauseating that Boris Johnson’s government has chosen to endanger this hard won peace for […]Read More
Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, the Labour Party’s Conference was always going to look very different through its virtual format. Held between 19th-22nd September 2020, it was a strong start to the party conference season, with its leadership challenging the government’s Covid-19 response and appealing to the many, not the few. In this […]Read More
Young party animals are not the only reason for the spike in coronavirus cases. Working life and the economy also play a huge role.Read More
Waking up to the news that supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away certainly did not make for a great start to the weekend. The flood of despair, sadness, frustration, and panic that followed on Twitter also did not help. Undoubtedly, her death is incredibly sad. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an icon of […]Read More
As recently reported by Metro, the start of September didn’t just mark the end of ‘Eat out to Help Out’ and back to school – it also marked the day in which dozens of rough sleepers were turfed out back onto the streets after three months of being housed in hotels. As society (and more […]Read More
There’s a famous joke that if you speak five languages, you’re a polyglot, if you speak two languages, you’re bilingual, and if you speak one language, you’re either English or American. In February this year, Brexit leaning media celebrated what they dubbed an “early victory” for Britain in negotiations to leave the European Union. The […]Read More
The Far Right's attempts to end German democracy eerily echo those of the Nazis in the 20th century. The consequences of this pursuit may be dire.Read More
I find US politics fascinating, although I’m sure part of the reason for this is because I am comfortably tucked across the other side of the Atlantic and do not have to live with the daily consequences. I want to present a scenario that is not entirely beyond the realms of possibility, and it could […]Read More
In the week where the Republican party is holding its virtual convention, US President Donald Trump is attempting to promote a positive message. It served as an official rebuttal to a week of Democrats blasting President Donald Trump in their convention. Speakers at the RNC praised Trump’s character, his first-term accomplishments, and his performance during the coronavirus […]Read More
