It’s three years since the Brexit referendum, and we are still in the EU. This has been another tumultuous year in Brexit. Some of the highlights have included a change in prime minister, five meaningful votes (sort of), an election,…
Saudi Arabia recently announced new laws which will allow women to apply for a passport and travel abroad without a male guardian’s permission. The laws will also allow women to independently register a marriage, divorce or a child’s birth and…
Labour and Conservative MPs sitting shoulder to shoulder in the House of Commons is a genuinely unprecedented occurrence. But you’d be forgiven for needing to Google at least five of the new Independent Group. This isn’t like the Gang of…
According to a report by the Guardian, 45 schools in England excluded at least 20% of their pupils between 2016-17. Outwood academy in Ormesby was the worst offender, having excluded 41% of its students for offences as minor as wearing a coat…
After the government debt crisis triggered by the financial collapse of 2007 – 2008, Greece has undergone a long period of austerity. Yanis Varoufakis, ex Greek finance minister called it, ‘a Greek tragedy.’ Varoufakis famously resigned from his position after…
“It’s coming home, it’s coming home” will be sung proudly from every pub and sofa in England tonight. This has been a World Cup of surprises for England, with Southgate’s young team winning their first World Cup penalty shoot-out in…
Last week, Cambridge University revealed the introduction of a new foundation year scheme for ethnic minority and state school students who may have lower A-level grades than their privately educated counterparts. The purpose of this foundation year is to prepare…
In February, for the first time ever, London’s murder rate overtook New York’s. Violent crime in the capital has surged in recent months after 15 people died following fatal stabbings or shootings in February, compared to 14 in New York. …