On November 8, 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president of the United States. He promised a radical departure from the way his predecessor had dealt with the Great Depression in the form of a ‘New Deal’ – a series…

As we move into the next stages of dealing with the current crisis, NHSX has developed a COVID-19 tracking app which is supposed to be an integral part of the government’s new ‘test, track and trace’ strategy. The decision to…

The quintessential divide in politics, that of the ‘left’ and the ‘right’, can trace its origins back to the French Revolution. In the National Assembly, supporters of the king would sit on the right of the chamber, whilst supporters of…

As Bernie Sanders edges ever closer to the Democratic nomination, journalists and politicians have begun the inevitable comparisons to Jeremy Corbyn and the ill-fated 2019 General Election. A piece for the Independent suggests that Sanders is taking lessons straight out of the Corbynista…