Barbados has decided to remove the Queen as its head of state and become a republic by the end of 2021. No revolution, just a declaration from Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, as a step towards sovereignty to celebrate their…
It’s getting harder by the day to find any meaningful difference between the approach to national governance of Donald Trump and that of Boris Johnson. Johnson seems to be adopting the American Presidents leadership style more and more, and that’s…
You’ve probably seen Dettol’s most recent adverts for TfL. Photos of them have spread like wildfire on social media, and they have been discussed endlessly in the advertising industry and beyond. And all for the wrong reasons. For anyone who…
It’s not a good time to be young. The generation gap is so wide that ‘luxury’ housing developers could even start building there – fleecing students for 80% of their income, no doubt. Cynicism is an easy philosophy to adopt…
Recently, Extinction Rebellion (XR) has resurfaced in the news as they resume acts of non-violent civil disobedience activism. Seventy-seven people were arrested in the wake of their blockades of national and regional newspaper printing presses earlier this month. While effective…
Referendums hold attraction as exercisers of direct democracy. They transform the public from political bystanders, who often feel excluded from the elite realm of debate to a mass of empowered individuals. For a moment, voters temporarily hold the political reigns of…
A day before the Russian politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny collapsed – in what appears to be a case of poisoning – he was asked a dark, but common question, ‘Why aren’t you dead?’ The question is a serious…
I don’t believe that governments can successfully replace or provide more positive economic outcomes and freedoms than private enterprise. In short, I’m an advocate of free market economic policies. I’m aware some examples can counter this view, but broadly I…
With the Home Secretary getting her photo taken at the port of Dover and ramping up the anti-immigrant rhetoric, a topic forgotten for the past few months is being thrust back into the spotlight. As more routine political issues like…
Following the Government’s U-turn on the method of generating A-Level and GCSE results earlier in the month, a new diverse and better articulated vocational qualification will be available to select sixth form students returning in September. Recommended by the Wolf…