Starmer’s Strategy: Sensible or Sterile?
The countdown clock to the predicted 2024 autumn general election is ticking down to its final hours. Party conferences are now finished and it is expected that party leaders have delivered their final speeches to their supporters. Whilst Priti Patel’s … Continue reading Starmer’s Strategy: Sensible or Sterile?
Slovakia: General Election 2023
Following its 2023 general election, Slovakia has been viewed by governments across Central Europe as a gauge for the strength of NATO and the EU. The election results indicate an increasingly polarised Slovakia, which may reflect the situation of the … Continue reading Slovakia: General Election 2023
The Refugee Crisis
I spent two months in northern France volunteering for Care4Calais, a charity that supports refugees across the UK and France. I have written a couple of poems about the refugee crisis and my experiences on the French-British border: Today, Together … Continue reading The Refugee Crisis
This Week in Parliament: Week Commencing 1 May
Tuesday 2nd May Oral Questions – Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office MPs will question ministers from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office about a variety of issues. This will be the first opportunity for MPs to scrutinise FCDO ministers at … Continue reading This Week in Parliament: Week Commencing 1 May
This Week in Parliament: Week Commencing 24 April
This will be a weekly feature where contributor Max Booth outlines the week ahead in parliament. Monday 24th April Non-Domestic Rating Bill – Second Reading This bill proposes: • Business rates valuations made more frequent, from 3 years to 5 … Continue reading This Week in Parliament: Week Commencing 24 April
Can the World Attain the Paris Agreement Goals Without Geoengineering?
The world needs to ask itself these crucial questions: Can we attain Paris Treaty goals? If not, what will be our solution? Are we ready to use geoengineering despite all the risks? The answers to these questions will determine the future of climate policy. Continue reading Can the World Attain the Paris Agreement Goals Without Geoengineering?
Partygate: “Clocks go forward, Boris goes backwards”
Boris Johnson’s premiership started off on a promising note thanks to a huge electoral victory in 2019; now his reputation is at a new low having been forced to resign by a party he once led and now grilled in front of a parliamentary privileges committee Continue reading Partygate: “Clocks go forward, Boris goes backwards”
We must not lose sight of the justice demands highlighted by the effects of climate change
A recent report by the Institute for Public Policy Research think-tank opens with the fear that the symptoms of climate change will distract from the issue’s root causes. In other words, that the more we busy ourselves with the effects … Continue reading We must not lose sight of the justice demands highlighted by the effects of climate change
This week in British Politics #4: A Guide Through the Headlines (Monday 20 Feb to Friday 24 Feb)
This week seems to have thrown up similar topics of conversation to last; the SNP’s leadership, and Keir Starmer, among other things. The Labour leader, after ruling out Corbyn’s return to the Parliamentary Labour Party last week, is forging on … Continue reading This week in British Politics #4: A Guide Through the Headlines (Monday 20 Feb to Friday 24 Feb)
Far-right ideas are influencing our young people: the education and diversity of experience that university brings can help combat this
You may have seen the protest that occurred in Rotherham last Saturday, outside of a Holiday Inn. There were two protests in fact. One was an anti-immigration protest, which sparked the event, and the second was a counter-protest. I am … Continue reading Far-right ideas are influencing our young people: the education and diversity of experience that university brings can help combat this
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