Agriculture is the foundation of large-scale societies. Everything we take for granted would not be possible without farming. It is not a stretch to say that farmers built civilization. But now, farmers are in trouble. Despite the UK having one…
Britain’s economy is not world beating, but is taking a beating. After 12 long years of austerity, the worst economic performance of any advanced country during the pandemic, Brexit, and the government’s failures during the cost of living crisis, the economy…
Erecting trade barriers with your largest trading block to chase after unicorns was always going to have negative effects. However, not once during the Brexit negotiations did I think that we would end up with a government that would so…
Since coming to power Boris Johnson and his cabinet have routinely and gleefully threatened to break international law, have ignored parliamentary procedure and Johnson even became the first sitting prime minister to be found guilty of a crime whilst in…
Today, many countries around the world are nation-states: sovereign political entities in which one “nation” (a particular ethnic, cultural, or linguistic group) comprises a large majority of a country’s population. In a way, it does make sense; after all, it…
Vladimir Putin has once again brought war to Europe, and now it appears that he has also brought the evil of genocide back to the continent. The scale of war crimes committed by Russia is shocking, with reports of the…
Russia is a country that has produced some of the world’s greatest authors, classical musicians, architects and painters. But above all, it is a country that is, like all countries are, populated by mostly kind, generous, and peaceful people. The…
Growing up, I can honestly say that most of my teachers were very good and were in the profession to help their students. But some seemed to become educators so they could exert control over others – the Dolores Umbridges…
As Lenin said, “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” Even though I don’t like the former-Soviet dictator or the regime he helped establish, his words here do ring true. It has been an…