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Why Westminster Apologises and Washington Moves On
Until September, Angela Rayner was a key figure in the British government, serving as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and Deputy Prime Minister. This was until Rayner resigned after she was found to be underpaying a property tax on her second home. By American standards, the scandal is relatively minor. In fact, Rayner is one of several British politicians to have stepped down over matters that would barely
James Andrew Calderon
Oct 233 min read


Political Storytelling in the Age of Performative Politics
It often seems that the next general election is a matter of months away, with seemingly no escape from Nigel Farage’s 24/7 media coverage and gleeful references to Keir Starmer and Labour’s abysmal polling. Elon Musk continues to interfere with UK politics, most recently by appearing via video link at the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march and proclaiming that parliament must be dissolved . Meanwhile, Starmer's government endured a late-summer of internal crises and the Prime Minist
Jasper Goddard
Oct 195 min read


Mutually Assured Hesitation: How A Deadly Shadow War Is Sowing Chaos Across Europe
In the shadows, Putin’s intelligence services have been leaving civilian casualties, sabotaged infrastructure, burnt out buildings and downed planes in their wake for over three years. A ravaged Europe lies almost completely unresponsive. For sixty heartstopping minutes, a full-to-capacity Falcon 900LX jet circles above Bulgaria in a state of panic. The pilots and security detail are frantically scrambling over paper maps and charts, desperate to plot a safe route to the grou
Joey Gwinn
Oct 187 min read


Brit Cards: More Than Another Failed Flirtation With Surveillance
In the latest move to curb immigration fears in the face of Reform UK’s extraordinary polling performances, the government has announced plans to introduce mandatory digital ID cards. The scheme will be rolled out “by the end of parliament,” and has done little to improve the government’s reputation for cracking down on civil liberties. The digital cards will be needed to prove a person’s right to live and work in the UK but will not have to be carried all the time. Plans pu
Gemma Gradwell
Oct 133 min read


‘Unite the Kingdom’ Rally: A Reflection Of The Hatred Simmering Across The UK
On Saturday 13 th September, thousands flocked to the UK’s capital for the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally. The rally was organised and led by...
Zoe Wreford
Sep 265 min read


Protecting Our Women and Girls? Unpacking the Hypocrisy Behind the 'Unite the Kingdom’ Protests
Over the weekend, upwards of a hundred thousand people took to the streets for the so-called Unite the Kingdom march, a protest that has...
Caitlin Hoyland
Sep 214 min read


Labour Is Trying To Find Another Angela Rayner, It Probably Won’t
Most politicians try, desperately, to be normal - and most politicians fail at being normal. Our leaders and elected representatives...
Will Allen
Sep 194 min read


Reform Or It’s Reform - Starmer Must Swallow His Pride On Proportional Representation
The writing is on the wall. It is not an understatement to say that Sir Keir Starmer’s lofty vision for change has now all but dissipated...
Eliot Lord
Sep 103 min read


Britain’s History of Immigration, and its Current Chapter
When Ali Ahmed Aslam moved to Glasgow, Scotland in 1964 from Pakistan, he hoped to make a living for himself and his family by opening...
Andres De Miguel
Sep 89 min read


The Shifting Sands of Sovereignty for the UK Government
In the UK today, something of an authoritarian turn in the government has been observed. According to Civicus Monitor, as of December...
Charles Cann
Aug 314 min read


Behind Flashy Pledges Lies Reform UK’s Great Immigration Bluff
The seismic emergence of immigration as the UK’s most prominent political issue is catalysing Reform’s exponential successes as a firmly...
Joey Gwinn
Aug 307 min read


Reflections on the Void of Revolutions
The work of Marx has endured in the minds of the scholarly and unscholarly alike since its publication; he is both the authoritative...
Cianan Sheekey
Aug 139 min read


Is The World’s Most Successful Political Party About To Lose Its Crown?
When you hear the moniker ‘world’s most successful political party’, you may initially think of some well-known authoritarian regimes. ...
Luke Goddard
Aug 104 min read


The Politics of (False) Momentum
British politics is volatile as of late. The UK’s political parties are all clamouring for an ascendancy amidst the Labour government’s...
Cianan Sheekey
Aug 84 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


Why is the Labour Party Still Going After Unpaid Carers?
It is safe to say that Labour’s first year in power hasn’t exactly gone to plan. Cratering in the opinion polls, a Parliamentary Party in...
Jacob Patch
Jul 234 min read


When Diplomacy Meets Bromance: Trump's New Domestic and Foreign Play
Some things have remained a constant in the second Trump term: his capricious and avaricious personality, which prioritises loyalty,...
Isabel Rodriguez
Jul 184 min read


Still Not Sovereign: How Britain Never Left Cyprus
Between 1878 and 1959, Cyprus was administered as a British colony, first under nominal Ottoman sovereignty, then as a formal Crown...
Haris Glykis
Jul 115 min read


Bob Vylan Is Not The Story, British Complicity In Palestinian Genocide Is
In the build-up to Glastonbury, all eyes were on Kneecap, them having become famous for raising awareness Israel’s genocide in Palestine...
Viktor Schlatte
Jul 73 min read


Taking the Pip: Starmer’s £5 billion U-turn
It’s Keir Starmer’s one-year anniversary as Prime Minister this week – which is supposed to be Labour’s honeymoon, riding high on a super...
Dan Sillett
Jul 34 min read
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