In light of the emergence of Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg, alongside claims that the world is on fire, world leaders and the general populace have begun taking the climate emergency much more seriously. The UK government has promised to make…
On 13th December last year, it was confirmed that Tory party leader Boris Johnson had won a thumping majority. Whilst this might have surprised some, to others, it seemed to be an inevitable consequence, due to what Johnson had made the focus…
From bush fires in Australia to increased flooding in Britain, the effects of climate change have become ever more apparent in 2019. Consequently, it is unsurprising that governments and sectors of industry such as the music industry are trying to find ways to combat…
When Theresa May called for a general election in 2017, it was quite clear to everyone that this would be a general election all about Brexit. Yes, the manifestos covered other issues, but the focus was about the sort of…
On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament was unlawful. To summarise, Lady Hale said: ‘The decision to advise Her Majesty to prorogue Parliament was unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating or…
As if there was any doubt remaining, the Liberal Democrats have just confirmed how hypocritical they are. During their party conference on Sunday, the Liberal Democrats voted overwhelmingly to revoke Article 50 and stop Brexit should they win a majority at the…
“Vote to leave the EU to ensure law-making power returns to our sovereign national Parliament.” Those were the words of the leading campaign group to leave the EU: Leave. EU, words that were repeated constantly throughout their campaign to encourage voters to leave by…
In 2011, at the beginning of the Syrian civil war, Russia provided financial and indirect military aid to Bashar Al Assad. Then from 2015 they started providing direct military involvement. Their reasons for doing so were quite clear. Assad’s regime was favourable…
Last week, a two-year journey that has surely been wracked with hellish emotions and nerves came to an end for YouTuber, Mark Meechan. Mr Meechan, whose YouTube name is Count Dankula, was officially declared guilty of communicating a ‘grossly offensive’ video…