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Ta-Nehisi Coates vs Ezra Klein and the Future of Left Politics in America
The public murder of Charlie Kirk rattled the American political establishment , and was met with a variety of responses from its pundits, journalists, and elected officials. For many in the Republican Party and on the right of American politics more broadly, Kirk’s death was the pretence required to pursue an official clampdown on freedom of speech, as opposed to the less systematic, yet no less brazen , attacks the White House had been carrying out up to that point. Citize
Andres De Miguel
1 day ago8 min read


Lessons on Housing Crises from Spain
A few months ago, I published part one of this article , when Spain’s housing reforms were still nascent. I am glad now to see that, fulfilling previous promises, the Spanish PM has honoured his word and taken substantial steps towards implementing public housing policies. From making the purchase of houses for non-residents more difficult, to facilitating young people’s renting and buying of residences, and unifying countrywide and regional initiatives, much has been done re
Steffany González
2 days ago3 min read


Concern and Hope for the Future of the Employment Rights Bill
Some time ago, on the Ides of March, an article of mine was published on historical thresholds. In it I observed that there are interregnums which, once crossed, see us like Dorothy in Oz - standing in a different world. Following Angela Rayner’s resignation, the Labour Party have reached a new threshold. A Cabinet and Ministerial re-shuffle, and the election of a new Deputy Leader, could each amount to more than a historical footnote. Some hope is proffered by these chang
Nicholas Greenhalgh
Oct 94 min read


China’s Fishing War
China’s infamous fishing fleet ranks among the gravest emerging threats to global security: a flagrant assault on the environment, a...
Brock Salvatore Cullen-Irace
Oct 45 min read


Food and Security: The Evolution of a Concept
As heightened tensions and security competition come to define international politics, there has been something of an increase in...
Charles Cann
Sep 304 min read


Soft-Launching a Scapegoat: Trump’s Fed Fixation
In light of Donald Trump’s recent firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook , it pays to recall that Trump’s Fed fixation actually began earlier...
Sebastian Smith
Sep 64 min read


Boycott Dubai: Western Tourism Falls Out Of Love With The UAE
The shift in international perception of the United Arab Emirates that has occurred in the last two decades is a result of perhaps one of...
Gemma Gradwell
Aug 273 min read


Make America Healthy Again - Weaponising Mental Health Against The Homeless And The Poor
‘Make America healthy again’ is Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s mantra as Donald Trump’s secretary of health. And just as well, given that America...
Viktor Schlatte
Aug 264 min read


Trump’s New Russia Sanctions Expose How The West Continues To Fund Putin’s War Machine
The persistence of the West’s continuing gluttony for Russian hydrocarbons doesn’t just counteract our aid but is utterly shameful. Why...
Joey Gwinn
Aug 246 min read


Tax, Stagnate, Repeat: Britain Can’t Afford Rachel Reeves
By now, you may have heard the phrase "Iron Chancellor" used to describe Rachel Reeves. It has been whispered – sometimes with...
Kapil Deshpande
Aug 234 min read


To Tax, Or Not To Tax, That Is The Question: How Will The Government Tackle Its Budgetary Issues This Autumn?
Rachel Reeves is, to put it lightly, in a bit of a pickle over the UK’s finances. At the end of July, the Office for National Statistics...
George Wallace
Aug 164 min read


Lowering the Voting Age is Not Enough: Britain Needs Mandatory Voting to Change
The Labour government recently announced that it would lower the voting age in general elections from 18 years old to 16 in what marks...
Xavier Fletcher
Aug 113 min read


France To Scrap Two Public Holidays: Fiscal Penny-Pinching At Its Worst
Grappling with persistent budget deficits and mounting public debt, France has found herself once again at the centre of a heated debate,...
Ming Wa (Chris) Guan
Aug 93 min read


Labour’s Age Check Fiasco: When Censorship Wears a Cardigan
The Labour Government, with all the grace of a cantankerous aunt rearranging your closet, has turned its gaze to the internet. The...
Kapil Deshpande
Aug 73 min read


Capitalism, Freedom, and Democracy
In his seminal 1962 work ‘Capitalism and Freedom’ , Milton Friedman proclaimed that free-market competitive capitalism was the only way...
Andres De Miguel
Aug 67 min read


Private Security Alienates Youth in West Africa
In nations such as Sierra Leone and Nigeria, companies which offer security services for individuals, public buildings, and private...
Anoushka Singh
Jul 313 min read


Why The Conservatives Should Have Backed Starmer’s Welfare Reform
More than three weeks on from the vote on Keir Starmer’s welfare bill , I still can’t shake the feeling that there was a serious error of...
George Wallace
Jul 285 min read


Europe’s Moment of Truth: A Strategic and Moral Stake in Myanmar
Myanmar’s civil war may seem distant to Europe, but it represents a crucial test of the European Union’s values and interests in the...
Paul Gré-Beauvais (FONDEMOS)
Jul 175 min read


BRICS: The Blueprint For A United Global South?
The 2025 BRICS Summit, convened in Rio de Janeiro, underscored, once again, the growing ambition of the Global South in reshaping...
Ming Wa (Chris) Guan
Jul 164 min read


Norman Tebbit Dies at 94: The ‘on yer bike’ Legacy
Norman Tebbit was the first politician I ever met. Sure, local MPs visited my school on occasions – but I was too young to understand....
Dan Sillett
Jul 104 min read
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