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Javier Milei’s Chainsaw Politics Is Just More Of The Same For Argentina
In Argentine politics, the script is grimly predictable. A populist leader sweeps into power, inflation bites at real wages, and living...
Jack Rowlett
Oct 24, 20244 min read


Labour’s VAT on Private Schools: A Necessary Measure or the Politics of Envy?
On the 13th of June, Labour launched their  manifesto. Alongside core pledges such as the launch of Great British Energy (GB Energy), was...
Awadallah Abdalla
Oct 23, 20243 min read


Close Call: Moldova's EU Victory and the Upcoming Rematch
The streets in Chisinau are relatively quiet on the evenings of October 20 and 21, with no signs of protests and no Moldovan, Russian, or...
Patrick René Haasler
Oct 22, 20244 min read


The Kids are Not Okay: Britain's Mental Health Crisis
It would be safe to say that the UK does not see itself as a happy country. Any attempt at displaying authentic enthusiasm or innocent...
Andres De Miguel
Oct 22, 20244 min read


Sandu's European Gamble Ends in Pyrrhic Victory
Moldova’s referendum on enshrining its determination to join the European Union within its constitution was always set to be a tightly...
Will Kingston-Cox
Oct 21, 20245 min read


Finland’s Olympic Failure Reveals the Pressing Need to Cut Sports Funding
The recent Olympic Games was a disaster for Finland. Despite 9 million euros in spending on high-level athletes and hundreds of millions...
Ian Golan
Oct 21, 20243 min read


The Rise of the Influencer Presidency
Nowadays if a politician is not on social media it’s an instant red flag. They should be posting about their policies and views on a near...
Nishika Pishu Melwani
Oct 20, 20244 min read


India’s balancing act in West Asia strained by Israel-Iran tensions
The ongoing escalations in West Asia are straining India’s delicate balance. As the major conflict between Israel and Iran escalates,...
Prajwal Sonu
Oct 19, 20244 min read


EU Referendum and Presidential Elections in Moldova: The Climax of a Geostrategic Chess Game?
Moldova is preparing for a significant referendum on EU membership scheduled for October 20, 2024 . This referendum will coincide with...
Patrick René Haasler
Oct 18, 20243 min read


How I Destroyed Just Stop Oil: The Debate, The Detective, and The Banana
It’s not every day you get to say what you really think to lunatics on the news. And it’s not every day you get to do this alongside a...
Dan Sillett
Oct 18, 20244 min read


Brussels or Moscow? Moldova's Defining Moment
The imminent Moldovan presidential election and referendum on membership of the European Union, set for this Sunday ( 20 October ), could...
Will Kingston-Cox
Oct 17, 20245 min read


The Battle for Korea Zinc
We are all too familiar with family feuds. If you grew up playing sports, you may be familiar with feuding with a competitor. It begins...
Louis Gilmore
Oct 17, 20243 min read


WATCH: Dan Sillett makes opening statement in debate against Just Stop Oil
On 15 October 2024, Dan Sillett, alongside Peter Bleksley (media personality and former Scotland Yard detective), debated for longer...
Dan Sillett
Oct 16, 20241 min read


Alex Salmond, big beast of Scottish politics, dead at 69: What next for the SNP?
The SNP, almost exhaustively lampooned as a pariah in British politics, representing more of a parliamentary thorn rather than a serious...
Omar Khram
Oct 16, 20243 min read


The EU is Leading and Brexit Britain Must Follow
The EU has taken a decision to impose new and extreme tariffs on electric vehicles made in China. EU members backed a plan to increase...
Harry Ollington
Oct 15, 20244 min read


The Sun Has Set on the British Empire: A Decolonial Perspective on the UK’s Returning of the Chagos Islands
After two long centuries, the sun will finally set on the British Empire . On Thursday 3rd October, it was announced that the UK would...
Zoe Wreford
Oct 14, 20245 min read


The left finished first in the French elections. So why has Macron anointed the (far) right?
On the 21st of September, two and a half months after the legislative elections in which the left-wing alliance, the Nouveau Front...
Maya Sgaravato-Grant
Oct 13, 20244 min read


Could Labour be More Contradictory, or Wrong, on the Economy?
They really did take us for fools. Labour have lied to millions of voters (albeit to millions of voters less than in 2017 and 2019), as nigh on every soundbite delivered during the 2024 election campaign can now be classed as a fabrication. The difference in the rhetoric of Labour now, and Labour then, is stark. Perhaps government actually is quite hard. Yet the economic decisions of this Labour government are not necessary, nor inevitable. The choices that have been made are
Chris Bean
Oct 12, 20243 min read


Are Labour Going to Increase Taxes?
With only two months left of 2024, Spotify Wrapped is just around the corner. I wonder what Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ top song...
Dan Sillett
Oct 11, 20244 min read


With the winter fuel allowance gone, Reeves should abolish free bus passes next
Ending the winter fuel allowance for pensioners has proved to be a very unpopular decision. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is right to have...
Charles Amos
Oct 10, 20243 min read
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